Erickson, Frederica Lucy (Rica)
(1908 – 2009)Botanical artist, Historian, Naturalist, Writer
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Frances, Raelene
Historian
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Harken, Nennie
(1922 – 2014)Equal pay campaigner, Teacher, Trade unionist
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Haynes, Edith Annie Mary
(1876 – 1968)Barrister, Law clerk, Lawyer
Edith Haynes was born in Sydney in 1876 and moved with her family to Western Australia in 1891. In 1900, having worked at her uncle’s law firm, she applied to the Barristers Board of Western Australia to sit the examinations necessary to practise as a lawyer. The board refused her request on the grounds that a woman was not a ‘person’ under the Legal Practitioners Act 1893. Haynes challenged the decision in the Supreme Court of Western Australia, but it was upheld; she was never admitted to practice. Edith Haynes died in 1968.
Hetherington, Penelope
(1928 – 2022)Historian
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Hewett, Dorothy
(1923 – 2002)Novelist, Playwright, Poet
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Holmes à Court, Janet
(1943 – )Company chairman, Philanthropist
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Holmes, Marion Louisa
(1856 – 1921)Artist, Charity worker
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Holmes, Marion Phoebe
(1880 – 1966)Charity worker
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Jenkinson, Samantha
Disability rights activist
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Kastner, Winifred
(1903 – 1987)Community worker
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Keating, Colma Derlua Monica
(1960 – )Consultant, Environmentalist, Policy adviser
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Kickett, Glenda Joyce
(1960 – )Social worker
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Landells, Flora Annie Margaret
(1888 – 1981)Art teacher, Artist
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Marshall, May
(1902 – 1995)Lecturer, Teacher
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Mazzella, Kath
(1951 – )Women's health advocate
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McBryde, Isabel
(1934 – )Archaeologist
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McKenzie, Anne
(1951 – )Health consumer activist
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Morrison, Della Rae
Actor
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Parker, Evelyn Helena
(1907 – 1993)Mayor, Teacher
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Phillips, Maggi
(1944 – 2015)Dance educator, Scholar
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Poelina, Anne
Social entrepreneur
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Rinehart, Gina
(1954 – )Mining entrepreneur
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Gina Rinehart was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2022 for distinguished service to the mining sector, to the community through philanthropic initiatives, and to sport as a patron.
Sandwell, Grecian Edith
(1947 – )Environmentalist
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Stewart, Nancy
(1919 – 1997)Clinical psychologist, Lecturer, Teacher
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Taylor, Cheryl
(1948 – )Academic, Educator
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Truswell, Elizabeth Marchant
(1941 – )Palynologist
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