BIOGRAPHIES
Her Place Women's Museum Australia has profiled many remarkable Australian women through the curation of exhibitions celebrating their work, achievements and historical significance.
Explore the profiles below to find out more about these women via video interviews, short biographies, and links to Honour Roll booklets and education resources.
Hon Julia Gillard AC
27th Prime Minster of Australia
and Founding Member of Emily's List Australia
Hon Tanya Plibersek MP
Federal Member for Sydney
Hon Linda Burney AM
Federal Member for Barton
Hon Cheryl Davenport AM
Foundation Member and National Co-Convener 2000-04
and Former Member of the Australian Legislative Council, WA
Susan Alberti AC
Businesswoman and philanthropist
Paola Balla
Artist and activist
Dr Amanda Barnard
Physicist
Pat Bigham AFSM
Poultry farmer and CFA volunteer
Jill Bilcock
Award-winning film editor
Vivian Bullwinkel AO MBE
Nurse and WW2 POW
Maisie Carr (nee Fawcett)
Botanist and ecologist
Aunty Fay Carter
Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Wurrung Senior Elder
Ruth Crow AM
Community and political activist
Deruka Dekuek
Community Advocate and mentor
Felicity Furey
Engineer
Mary De Garis
WW1 medical doctor
Jenny Graves
Geneticist
Kerry Greenwood OAM
Writer and lawyer
Leah Heiss
Designer
Dr Tien Huynh
Bioscientist
Sandy Jeffs OAM
Poet and Mental Health Advocate
Dr Misty Jenkins
Immunologist
Sallie Jones
Dairy farmer and mental health advocate
Lisy Kane
Video Games Producer
The Hon. Joan Kirner AC
Former premier of Victoria
Sophie Lamond
Food Activist
Val Lang AM
Farmer and agricultural mentor
Deborah Lawrie FRAeS MAP
Australia's first female commercial airline pilot
Grace Lethlean
Entrepreneur
Melba Marginson
Refugee and immigrant advocate
Tricia Malowney
Disability activist and board member
Florence McKenzie OBE
Australia's first female electrical engineer
Halima Mohamed
Somali community leader
Brigitte Muir OAM
First Australian woman to climb Mt Everest
Alice Pung
Writer and lawyer
Chelsea Roffey
AFL Umpire
Rebecca Scott
Social welfare entrepreneur
Peta Searle
Assistant Coach
St Kilda Football Club
Kay Setches
Former Parliamentarian and Community Advocate
Shoheli Sunjida
Community Advocate
Alma Thorpe
Gunditjmara woman and Aboriginal activist
Diane Wright
Founder of residential community hospices
Gweneth Wisewould
Trentham-based doctor 1938 – 1972
Aunty Bess Yarram
Noongar elder and Aboriginal activist