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WOMEN WHO HAVE SIGNED THE QUILT & THEIR “FIRSTS”

NAME FIRST First woman in ordained as Theological Lecturer (Pitt Street 1. Hilda May ABBA Congregational Church, : 1951) First woman Mayor of Geelong City Council, the first in this VIC Council’s 2. Barbara ABLEY preceding 134-year history (2002) First woman President of the Royal Aero Club of WA; first woman President of 3. Shirley ADKINS the Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of Australia (1989); first woman awarded the Oswald Watt Medal, Australia’s highest aviation award Pioneering food writer, first woman to own and manage a world-class 4. Stephanie restaurant in Australia (Stephanie’s Restaurant: 1976-1997); initiated innovative ALEXANDER primary school program, The Kitchen Garden at Collingwood College, (2001) www.stephaniealexander.com.au Several firsts as woman in observer ranks of Bureau of Meteorology (BOM): first woman observer posted to QLD region (1983); first woman posted to Willis Island (1984); first woman for BOM to winter on Antarctic Continent (1985); first woman to obtain Senior Observer position in BOM (1988); 1 of 2 first 5. Denise ALLEN women (with medical officer Lynn WILLIAMS: also listed here) awarded prestigious Antarctic Medal for outstanding service in the Antarctic (1989); first woman ever to complete winter postings at all 4 Australian Antarctic bases (Macquarie: 1985; Mawson: 1986; Davis: 1988; Casey: 1992) First woman State Librarian in WA in its then 107year-old history (1989) 6. Lynn ALLEN

First woman Chief Superintendent of St John Ambulance Australia (National 7. Lynne ALLEN- office: 1992-98) BROWN First woman awarded Royal Australian Institute of Architects’ Gold Medal in its then 42 year-old history (2002), in recognition of her outstanding achievements 8. Brit ANDRESEN as an academic and design architect over a sustained period in Australia and overseas First woman General Manager appointed at Waverley Council, NSW in its then 9. Kim ANSON 141 year-old history (2001) Leader of 3-women team of NT Park Rangers in charge of Arltunga Historical 10. Kristen APPEL Reserve, in East MacDonnell Ranges, Central Australia - believed first Australian park solely staffed by female officers (1994) First woman in Australia to direct a major State Festival of the Arts (Adelaide: 11. Robyn ARCHER 1998 & 2000) First woman film director in Australia since 1930s (My Brilliant Career: 1979); 12. Gillian ARMSTRONG first Australian woman to direct Hollywood movie (Mr Soffel: 1985) 1 of first 10 women ordained to priesthood in the Anglican Church in 13. Betty ARNEY Australia (Perth: Sunday 7 March 1992) Australia’s first female commercial helicopter pilot (1967) 14. Rosemary ARNOLD http://members.optusnet.com.au/~whirlygirl99 First woman to fly a helicopter around Australia’s coastline (1997) 15. Allana ARNOT www.allana.com.au First woman in NT to become Associate of Insurance Institute (1977); first woman President of Darwin Basketball Association (1984); first 16. Maisie AUSTIN woman nationally accredited Level 2 Basketball Coach (1993); first woman President of NT Basketball Association (1995) First woman President of the Real Estate Institute of WA (the real estate 17. Kareena BALLARD sector’s professional body) in its 80-year history (1996-1998)

18. Joy BALUCH First woman Mayor of Port Augusta City Council, SA (1981)

19. Ros BANDT First woman in Australia to win the Don Banks Composers Award (1990) First woman to train a Coolgardie Cup winner (2002) since this prestigious WA 20. Ruth “Desy” horse race was first established in 1896 (Desy’s horse Lawmaker also won the BANNER Triple Crown (Coolgardie, Boulder and Kalgoorlie Cups) that year) 1

First Australian Aborigine drama graduate (1979); first Aborigine to perform professionally on the Australian operatic stage (Black River: 1989); co-lead in 21. Maroochy first Aboriginal musical (Bran Nue Dae: 1990); first Aborigine to sing national BARAMBAH anthem at Sydney’s celebrations (1993); first Australian singer to perform at UN Goodwill Concert (New York: 1993); first Aborigine to sing national anthem at AFL Grand Final (1993) www.dakibudtcha.com.au First Australian President of World Federation of Occupational Therapists 22. Jo BARKER (1986-1990); first occupational therapist in Australia to be awarded PhD (1988); first woman Board member of Perth’s Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (1983) 23. Marie BASHIR First woman Governor of NSW (2001) First woman President of Shire of Healesville, VIC (1978) during 12 year stint as 24. Grace BAYLOR municipal ouncilor; first woman MP sworn into VIC Legislative Council (1979- 1985) First woman to win 5 world surfing titles, statistically the greatest woman surfer 25. Layne BEACHLEY in surfing history (2002) Australia’s first woman Ombudsman (SA: 1985); first woman Board member of 26. Mary BEASLEY Qantas (1983-85) 27. Beryl First Convenor of National Women’s Advisory Council, lobby group of women’s BEAUREPAIRE organizations (1978) First woman Senior Lecturer in Psychology (1972-88); professorial head Dept of Psychology (1989-92); associate Dean, Faculty of Science (1989-92); pro Dean, 28. Helen BEH Faculty of Science (1993-94) all at the ; foundation President of the Australian Society of Psychophysiologists Renowned marine biologist, best known for pioneering work on the Great 29. Isobel BENNETT Barrier Reef; 1 of first 4 women scientists to visit an Australian Antarctic base (Macquarie Island: 1959) Co-founder (with Margie Fischer and Ollie Black) of Vitalstatistix (Adelaide: 30. Roxxy BENT 1984), later becoming the National Women’s Theatre 31. Marcela BILEK First woman Professor of Applied Physics at University of Sydney (2000) First woman engaged in commercial aviation in Australia when employed by Far 32. Nancy-BIRD West Children’s Health Scheme to operate her aircraft as an Aerial Ambulance WALTON & Baby Clinic, west of Bourke in outback NSW (1935). Aged 19, the youngest female commercial pilot in the British Empire at that time First woman from NSW to serve in both the Senate (1987-1994) and the House 33. Bronwyn BISHOP of Representatives (as Member for Mackellar: from 1994)

34. Hope BLACK First woman curator (of Molluscs) at the Museum of (1947); 1 of first 4 (formerly women scientists, to visit an Australian Antarctic base (Macquarie Island: 1959) MacPHERSON) Co-founder of the Wimmins Circus (Melbourne: 1979) and Vitalstatistix, 35. Ollie BLACK (Adelaide: 1984 - later to become the National Women’s Theatre) The Melbourne Age’s first woman leader writer and first woman Associate 36. Pamela BONE Editor First woman governor of a maximum security men’s prison in Australia 37. Maria BORDONI (appointed General Manager of Yatala Labour Prison, SA: 1996) First woman Mayor of Mackay City Council, QLD (1997) 38. Julie BOYD First woman President of University of WA’s Guild of Undergraduates (1969), 39. Sue BOYD possibly first woman to head a student body at any Australian University First woman elected from Central Australia to Legislative Assembly of NT 40. Loraine BRAHAM (1994); first woman Speaker in the NT (1997) Australia’s first female Crown Solicitor when appointed head of SA’s Attorney- 41. Catherine General’s department (1984); first woman to be appointed a Permanent Head BRANSON in the SA Public Service First woman founder and CEO of a cruise line anywhere in the world (1999) 42. Sarina BRATTON when launched her Sydney-based Norwegian Capricorn Line First woman Alderman elected to Alice Springs Town Council in Central 43. Marlene BROWN Australia (1971)

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First woman and first Australian to gain international status in canoeing when 44. Helen BROWNLEE selected to judge slalom at the Munich Olympics (1972) First woman President of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine 45. Lexia BRYANT (1999); Chair of the Women in Rural Practice group which developed the policy on women as rural doctors for the College’s foundation documents (1996-7) 46. Quentin BRYCE 1 of first women called to the Bar in QLD (1965) First woman head of the United Dental Hospital, Sydney (Director of Dental 47. Susan BUCHANAN Services: 1999) 48. Ricky BURGES First woman to head Perth Zoo (CEO : 1995) 49. Meredith First woman President of Academics Union of NSW (1985); co-founder National BURGMANN Pay Equity Coalition (1988); co-founder Ernie Awards for sexist remarks (1992) First woman President of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions 50. Sharan BURROW Asia Pacific Region (2000) First Australian (and only second) woman world leader of the Salvation Army 51. Eva BURROWS (1986-1993) First woman editor-in-chief of a major daily newspaper (Sydney Daily & Sunday 52. Telegraphs: 1980); first woman Board member of ’s News Ltd Australia First woman registered with the Australian Society of Anaesthetic & Operating 53. Joan CAIRNS Theatre Technicians (1975), she joined the Operating Theatre team at Alice Springs Hospital Founder of Women’s Action for Nuclear Disarmament (1980) 54. Helen CALDICOTT First woman sports broadcaster on ABC Radio and in VIC; first woman 55. Elaine CANTY appointed to the AFL Tribunal (1996) First woman Aboriginal umpire to officiate more than 100 AFL games in the NT, she has been involved over the years in NT basketball, hockey, softball and 56. Joy CARDONA cycling, being presented with a Special Contribution to Indigenous Sport (female) award at the 6th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sports Awards (Perth: 1996) First Liberal Party woman to head an Australian State or Territory Parliament 57. Kate CARNELL (elected Chief Minister of the ACT: 1995) 58. Jennifer First woman Minister of Health in SA Parliament (1979) CASHMORE First woman Executive Director of the Australian Conservation Foundation (1992-95); first woman General Secretary of the Technical Teachers Union of 59. Tricia CASWELL Victoria (1979-1992); first woman full-time industrial officer Victorian Trades Hall Council (1984-92) 60. Suzanne First woman President of Country Liberal Party (CLP) in NT (1994-2001) CAVANAGH 61. Evonne CAWLEY First Aboriginal woman to win the prestigious Wimbledon tennis singles title (formerly (1971) GOOLAGONG) First woman awarded the AFL’s inaugural Woman of the Year (1998) 62. Irene CHATFIELD

63. Kerry First woman to lead a major political party in NSW when elected Leader of the CHIKAROVSKI NSW Parliamentary Liberal Party (1998) First woman (ALP) member in the House of 64. Joan CHILD Representatives (1974); Australia’s first woman Speaker of either House of the Federal Parliament (House of Representatives: 1986) 1 of 3 Australian women (with Shelagh Robinson and Jutta Hosel) first on the 65. Elizabeth Antarctic continent with ANARE - Australian National Antarctic Research CHIPMAN Expeditions (Casey: summer 1975-6); first woman member of the ANARE Club First veterinarian to establish private small animal practice in NT (Alice Springs: 66. M.E. (Peg) 1948-1951); co-pioneered Wombaroo, replacement milk formula for orphaned CHRISTIAN marsupials 67. Meredith CHROME First woman President of the Local Government Association of SA (1982) (now ROODENRYS) 3

First full-time female student at SA’s St Barnabas’ Theological College, Belair; 68. Joan CLARING first Anglican woman to receive Bachelor of Theology degree from Flinders BOULD University, Adelaide; first woman ordained deacon in SA (1987) First woman National President of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute 69. Doreen CLARK (1994) Founder of the National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame, Alice Springs (1993), dedicated to preserving the place of women in history and their special 70. Molly CLARK contribution to Australia’s heritage; pioneered homestay operation at her Old Andado homestead, Central Australia, a first for tourism in the NT (from late ) First woman Chair of CSIRO Board (1991-1996); first scientist appointed to 71. Adrienne CLARKE prestigious post of Lieutenant Governor of VIC (1997-2000) First indigenous woman to represent Australia in the National Hockey Under 72. Phynea CLARKE 21’s team (in Five-nation tournament, Sydney: 1986); first Alice Springs’ woman to represent NT in National competitions (Under-16’s and Under-21’s) First woman Artistic Director of SA’s State Theatre Company, Adelaide (2000) 73. Rosalba CLEMENTE First woman to graduate in sound mixing from the Australian Film, Television 74. Annie COCKSEDGE and Radio School (AFTRS) (1982); for nearly a decade, first and only female sound mixer with the ABC First woman appointed to Confederation of Australian Motorsport (CAMS) 75. Denise COLLINS Australian Rally Commission (1996); 1 of few Australian drivers internationally recognized by the FIA (motorsport’s governing body) 76. Elizabeth First woman elected to WA Parliament as an Independent (in the By-election for CONSTABLE the Seat of Floreat: July 1991) First woman (with team partner Kerri Pottharst) to win Olympic gold medal for 77. Natalie COOK Australia in Beach volleyball (Sydney: 2000) First woman to hold a Treasury portfolio since Federation when appointed 78. Helen COONAN Federal Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer (2001) First woman Professor of Information Technology (IT) in Australia (University of 79. Joan COOPER Wollongong, NSW: 1991) First woman (and 6th Australian) to win the prestigious Royal Medal of the -based Royal Society (2002) for her pioneering work on molecular 80. Suzanne CORY biology of the immune system; first Australian to win the L’Oreal/UNESCO Women in Science Award (2001) First woman to circumnavigate the world singled-handed when she arrived in 81. Sydney Harbour on 5 June 1988 in her yacht “Blackmore’s First Lady” after her epic 46,000 km voyage 1 of the first 10 women ordained to priesthood in the Anglican Church in 82. Elizabeth COUCHE Australia (Perth: Sunday 7 March 1992) First Australian woman to win the prestigious Wimbledon tennis singles title 83. Margaret COURT (1963) (formerly SMITH) First woman President of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects since its 84. Louise COX foundation in 1929 (1994) First woman Australian Labor Party (ALP) Member of Parliament elected to the 85. Joan COXSEDGE VIC Legislative Council (1979-1992) First woman Executive Director of Australia’s peak farm lobby group, the 86. Wendy CRAIK National Farmers Federation, (1995) First woman National President of the Australian Liquor, Hospitality & 87. Helen CREED Miscellaneous Workers Union (1999) First woman in Federal Parliament to have served on executive in all 3 levels of government – local, State and Federal. First woman Mayor of Fairfield City 88. Janice CROSIO Council, NSW (1974-5 & 1977-80); first woman Cabinet Minister in NSW (1984- 88); ALP member for Prospect, NSW since 1990 First woman Australian Labor Party (ALP) Senator for the NT in Federal 89. Trish CROSSIN Parliament (1999) www.senatorcrossin.octa4.net.au First SA woman member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in Federal 90. Rosemary Parliament (1983); first SA woman elected to Federal ministry (Minister for CROWLEY Family Services & Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Status of Women: 1993) 4

First woman to win trophy at the Perth Show (with a Sauvignon Blanc); 91. Diana CULLEN pioneered use of oak in white wine production in WA () www.cullenwines.com.au First woman to win the Qantas/Wine Magazine’s Winemaker of the Year (2000) 92. Vanya CULLEN www.cullenwines.com.au Former swimming champion and first woman Chair of the National Australia 93. Lisa CURRY Day Council in Canberra (2000) First woman Professor of Australian History at the Australian National 94. Ann CURTHOYS University, Canberra (replacing famed historian, : 1995) First Australian to win 3 gold medals in a single Olympic games, dubbed 95. Betty CUTHBERT Australia’s “Golden Girl” (Melbourne: 1956) 96. Elizabeth Cameron Pioneer of contemporary dance in Australia; founder of the Australian Dance DALMAN Theatre, (1965-75) this country’s first professional modern dance company Australia’s first marriage celebrant (appointed by Attorney-General of Australia, 97. Lois D’ARCY Senator Lionel Murphy: 19 July 1973) First woman President of the Restaurant and Caterers Association of VIC since 98. Dur-é DARA 1906 (1994) Amongst first women ordained as priests at St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne (13 99. Barbara DARLING December 1992); first woman in Melbourne elected as (clerical) canon for St Paul’s Cathedral (October 1995) Australia’s first woman captain of a passenger airline (Connair, operating out of 100. Christine DAVY Alice Springs: 1974) First woman President of the VIC Branch Council of the Australian Medical 101. Joyce DAWS Association (AMA), first woman in any State or Territory of Australia to hold that position (1976) 102. Shirley DE LA First Australian woman to win an Olympic medal in athletics (London: 1948); HUNTY first Australian mother to both perform and win at the Olympics (Melbourne: (formerly 1956) STRICKLAND) First woman appointed to Senior Executive level in Commonwealth Treasury 103. Anne DE SALIS since Federation (1991), she later established AMP Direct Currently the only Australian-based fashion designer recognized by the Chambre Syndicale of women’s Prêt-a-Porter (ready-to-wear) designers, first 104. Collette DINNIGAN Australian to mount full-scale fashion show at the Paris Collections (1995) www.collettedinnegan.com.au First woman to work underground in QLD; first woman to obtain the QLD First 105. Julie DRYDEN Class Mine Managers’ Certificate of Competency (Metalliferous); QLD’s first (formerly DEVINE) woman Mines Inspector (QLD Dept of Natural Resources and Mines, Townsville: 2002) First woman in Australia to gain PhD in Educational Administration (1976); first lay principal of Order-owned independent Catholic girls secondary college; 1 of 106. Deirdre DUNCAN first Associate Professors appointed at the Australian Catholic University, Strathfield NSW First woman Vice-Chancellor and President of RMIT University (Royal 107. Ruth DUNKIN Melbourne Institute of Technology); first woman Vice-Chancellor of any VIC University (2000) First woman student and oenology (winemaking) graduate at the all-male 108. Pam DUNSFORD residential Roseworthy Agricultural College, SA (1973) www.chapelhillwine.com.au Lead singer of Australia’s first international chart topping group, ; 109. first Australian international female pop star (1960s) 110. Val DYER First winner of the inaugural NT Rural Woman of the Year (1994) First woman Councillor (1969) and Mayor of St Arnaud, VIC (1988-90); first 111. Ella EBERY woman editor of the North Central News, St Arnaud, VIC (since 1981) First woman Commander within the NT Police (1992) 112. Barbara ETTER First woman to preside in an Australian Federal Court when appointed Chief 113. Elizabeth EVATT Judge of the newly created Family Court of Australia (1975) Founder of the Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL) in Australia (1972) 114. Beatrice FAUST

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First woman racing driver ever to finish on the V8 Supercar podium when the then 20 year old became runner up in the first round of the 2001 Konica series; 115. Leanne FERRIER first woman ever to win a race and championship round (2000) www.leanneferrier.com.au 1 of 3 first women professional firefighters recruited to the VIC Metropolitan 116. Michelle FIELD Fire Service (1988) First woman President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (NSW branch) 117. Rhondda FIGGIS in its then 112 year-old history (1984-87); first woman President of the NSW CLOSE Council of Professions 118. Diane FINGLETON First woman appointed as Chief Stipendiary Magistrate in QLD (1999) First woman police officer appointed to the SA Drug Squad (1971); to become 119. Kathryn FINNIGAN Detective Sergeant (1979); in charge of a country region (Yorke Peninsula: 1989) Co-founder (with Roxxy Bent and Ollie Black) of Vitalstatistix (Adelaide: 1984) 120. Margie FISCHER which later became the National Women’s Theatre First woman in peacetime to hold a male rank and first woman doctor to serve 121. Penny FLETT in the RAAF (1974) 122. Kathryn A. FLYNN First and only woman to compete in the National Parachute Championships th (formerly (Cessnock, NSW: 1962); first and only woman to represent Australia at the (6 ) HENDERSON) World Parachute Jumping Championships (Orange, Massachusetts, USA: 1962) First woman to head an Australian government (ACT’s first female Chief 123. Rosemary FOLLETT Minister and first woman to attend a Premiers’ Conference: 1989) First woman Governor of QLD (1992); first Australian International President of 124. Leneen FORDE Zonta International, the service club of executive and business professional women (1990-92) First Australian woman to conduct an ABC orchestra; first woman Music 125. Nicolette Director and Principal Conductor of major European symphony orchestra (Royal FRAILLON Netherlands National Ballet Company in Amsterdam: 1994) First and only swimmer in history of Olympic Games to have won an Olympic 126. event (100m freestyle) 3 times in succession (achieved Tokyo: 1964) First woman in Anglican Diocese to be ordained (Deacon: 1993, Priest: 127. Marian FREE 1995); 1 of 2 first ordained women to be representative on General Synod; first ordained woman in Australia to receive a PhD First indigenous Australian to win an international track medal (bronze, 4x400m relay, Auckland Commonwealth Games, 1990); first to win Commonwealth gold 128. (Canada, 1994); first indigenous Australian to win individual Olympic gold medal (Sydney, 2000) www.cathyfreeman.com.au First woman Mayor of Burnie City Council, TAS (1991-96) 129. Sandra FRENCH First woman Director General of the National Library of Australia, Canberra 130. Jan FULLERTON (1999) First and greatest of the Australian celebrity cookery writers, with 4 million 131. Margaret FULTON cookbook sales over the past 40 years; credited with being 1 of first to bring international cuisine to the Australian table after WWII 1 of 3 first fully-trained women wharfies (stevedores) in NSW to join men at Port Botany, Sydney (1997); first Australian woman to represent women 132. Sue GAJDOS transport workers at international level (as Maritime Union of Australia (now VIRAGO) delegate at International Transport WorkersB9 Federation Women’s Conference, New Delhi, India (1998) First woman Professor of Geography in Australia (University of Adelaide: 1978) 133. Fay GALE First woman Judge to the High Court in Canberra, the highest court in the 134. Mary GAUDRON Australian judicial system (1987) First woman President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) (1995) 135. Jennie GEORGE First woman Board member of the SA Fishing Industry Council (1998); founding Chair of SAWIN (SA Women in Fishing: 1996); instigated first National 136. June GILL conference for Seafood Women; developed first state seafood women’s Action Plan (1997)

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First woman (with team partner Loudy Tourky) to win Australia’s first Olympic 137. Rebecca GILMORE medal (bronze) in synchronized diving (Sydney: 2000) Co-founder of CAAMA (Central Australian Aboriginal Medial Association: 1980) which includes Imparja, first Aboriginal commercial TV station (1988), and first 138. Freda GLYNN licenced Aboriginal radio station Radio 8KIN FM broadcasting in regional languages First woman Superintendent with SA Police (appointed Local Service Area 139. Madeleine GLYNN Commander of the South Coast Division: 1998) 140. Melanie GOEHR First woman firefighter recruited to NT Fire & Rescue Service (1992) 1 of 8 women ordained as Australia’s first female deacons (1986); 1 of 10 141. Kay women ordained as Australia’s first female Anglican priests (Perth: Sunday 7 GOLDSWORTHY March 1992) First Aboriginal person to head a government department in WA (appointed 142. Sue GORDON Commissioner for Aboriginal Planning: 1986); first full-time and first Aboriginal Magistrate in the Children’s Court of WA (Perth: 1988) First woman Minister for Industrial Relations in the VIC government (1999) 143. Monica GOULD First and only woman in history to win 3 individual swimming Olympic gold medals in world record time (Munich: 1972); only woman in field of swimming 144. to hold records for every freestyle distance simultaneously www.shanegould.com.au First woman General Secretary for the QLD Council of Unions in its 115 year 145. Grace GRACE history (2000) First woman in Australia (and probably the world) to prepare a cricket pitch for 146. Nicole GREEN an international fixture (West Indies v NT invitational eleven in a one-day match, Alice Springs: 2000) 147. Alison GROSSE First woman Mayor of Maroochy Shire Council, QLD’s Sunshine Coast (2000) (formerly KERR- JONES) First woman Chair of NSW Legislative Council Labor Caucus (1984); first woman 148. Deirdre GRUSOVIN Chair of St Margaret’s Hospital Advisory Board (1984) 149. Margaret Australia’s first woman Cabinet Minister with Portfolio (heading department as GUILFOYLE Minister for Social Security: 1975-80) First woman to command operational unit in RAAF (Electronic Warfare 150. Julie HAMMER Squadron, 1992); first serving woman in history of Australian Defence Force to be promoted to Air Commodore (1999) First woman Vice-Chancellor at Central QLD University (CQU); first woman Vice- 151. Glenice HANCOCK Chancellor at any of QLD’s 9 universities (2001) First woman Mayor of Kempsey Shire Council, NSW (2001) 152. Janet HAYES

153. Trudy HAYES First woman commercial photographer in Alice Springs (1930s); produced the (formerly town’s first postcard; developed photographs for pioneering anthropologist Ted JOHANNSEN) Strehlow 154. Mary Myrtle Foundation and first woman teacher employed by School of the Air (officially (Molly) HEALY opened at Royal Flying Doctor Base, Alice Springs, first school of its kind in (formerly world: June 1951) FERGUSON) First woman Deputy Chancellor of Monash University (2001); first woman lecturer in the Graduate School of Business Administration, University of 155. June HEARN Melbourne; first woman President of Melbourne University Staff Association; first woman CEO in higher education in VIC (appointed Director of Hawthorn Institute of Education: 1987) Anglican Deaconess, foundation Superintendent of St Mary’s Church of England 156. Eileen HEATH Hostel, Alice Springs, NT (1946) First Australian woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in a single-engine aircraft (1978); first woman to complete solo back-to-back flights across Pacific; 157. Aminta HENNESSY founder of first Fear of Flying Clinic in NSW (1979) www.clemback-hennessy.com.au First woman Chair of Board of the Botanic Gardens & State Herbarium, Adelaide 158. Suzie HERZBERG (2000) 7

First woman to lead NT parliamentary party (elected Leader of Labor 159. Maggie HICKEY Opposition: 1996) First veterinarian to set up full-time practice in NT (originally servicing Darwin, 160. Jan HILLS Alice Springs, Katherine and Gove: 1964) Australia’s first Vietnamese-born woman Mayor; first Vietnamese woman to 161. Mai HO achieve such high office in local government in this country (Mayor of Footscray, VIC: 1997-8) First woman President of an Australian National Sportfishing Association (Cairns 162. Marina HOARE Sportfishing Club, QLD: 1982) First woman & Charter President of Rotary Club of Derby WA District 9450 163. Una HOBDAY (1997-8); first woman District Governor in Australia and for Rotary International (District 9450: 1999-2000) First totally deaf woman to obtain degree from Australian university (Honours 164. Nancy HOFFMAN in Zoology, University of NSW: 1962); following in footsteps of her great aunt, Fanny Hunt, University of Sydney’s first woman science graduate (1888) 165. Janet HOLMES À First woman Board member of the Australian Reserve Bank (1992) COURT First Australian member of the International Association of Culinary Professions, 166. Diane HOLUIGUE holding its highest examination grading of Certified Food Professional First woman Chair of National Health & Medical Research Council, Australia’s most influential government advisory and research funding body (1991-93); 167. Diana HORVATH first woman CEO of an Area Health Service in Australia (Central Sydney Area Health Service: 1992) 1 of 3 first Australian women (with Elizabeth Chipman and Shelagh Robinson) 168. Jutta HOSEL on the Antarctic continent with ANARE – Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (Casey: summer 1975-6) First woman Committee member of the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), organisation representing the common interests of all aircraft owners and pilots (1986); with Ruth WILSON (also listed here), first all-female crew to 169. Jennie HOUGHTON compete in prestigious Gordon Bennett Cup, an international gas-ballooning competition (since foundation: 1906), traveling over 1000 km from New Mexico to Oklahoma (1999) Australia’s first woman judge within Working Sheepdog Trials; judged 170. Maisie HUDSON competitions in various outback towns in Far West NSW including Bourke and Broken Hill (1940s) Australia’s first woman Press Photographer (worked on several Sydney 171. Adelie HURLEY newspapers and women’s magazines for 40 years: from 1938) First woman to head drug squad in Australia, reaching rank of Detective 172. Heather INNES Inspector on retirement from TAS Police (1989) First woman Mayor of Lismore City Council, NSW (1997-1999); first woman 173. Ros IRWIN Deputy Mayor (1995-97); first woman Chair of the regional water supply authority, Rous Water (1995-97) Founding Director of the Women’s Circus (Melbourne: 1991), an innovative 174. Donna JACKSON project of the Footscray Community Arts Centre

First Australian woman athlete to win Olympic gold medal (Helsinki: 1952) 175. Marjorie JACKSON- NELSON SA’s first woman Chartered Accountant; first woman member of General Synod 176. Irene JEFFREYS of Church of England in Australia (1962); first woman appointed to worldwide Anglican Consultative Council (1971) First Australian woman to break 15 mins for 5 km after finishing runner-up in 177. Benita JOHNSON the Flora Light 5 km road race (London: Sept 2002) First woman reporter for ABC’s “This Day Tonight” program in the 1960s 178. Caroline JONES 1 of first Principal Dancers with the Australian Ballet (1962); later its Artistic 179. Marilyn JONES Director (1979-82); founded the Dancers Company of the Australian Ballet (1980)

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First woman licenced bookmaker in NT (1977), working at Alice Springs Pioneer 180. Bernadette Park racecourse where known as “Bernie the Bookie” JOYNER

181. Stella First woman Mayor of Moreland City Council, VIC; first ever Greek-born KARIOFYLLIDIS Australian female Mayor (2000) First Australian designer to have her fashion presented in the Italian “Vogue” 182. Jenny KEE (1977) First woman to score a century at Lord’s, the London headquarters of 183. Lisa KEIGHTLEY international cricket (1998) First Australian-born woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engined 184. Gaby KENNARD aircraft (1989) Australia’s first woman cinematographer (camera ‘man’); first woman to work on feature film as part of camera crew (as clapper loader on Summer of Secrets, 185. Jan KENNY 1975); first woman to shoot feature film (Fran, 1985); first woman to receive accreditation by the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) First woman to chair listed Public Company in Australia (investment & property 186. Jill KER CONWAY giant, Lend Lease: 2000) First Australian woman weightlifter to lift 100kg in snatch discipline (Women’s 187. Michelle KETTNER Weightlifting first introduced at Sydney Olympics: 2000) First woman Queens Counsel (QC) in QLD (1987) 188. Susan KIEFEL 189. Priscilla KINCAID First woman President of Royal Australasian College of Physicians (1985) SMITH Australia’s first woman ordained Rabbi (1991) 190. Aviva KIPEN

191. Joan KIRNER First woman to head VIC government (State Premier: 1992) First woman elected to Essendon Football Club Board, VIC in its 123-year-old 192. Beverley KNIGHT history (1993) Co-founder (with Bill Peach) of Aircruising Australia Ltd (1984); first woman to float a company on main board of Sydney Stock Exchange (1986); for many 193. Nancy KNUDSEN years only female Chair of a Public Company in Australia; first woman in Australia to import and operate a commercial sized passenger aircraft, holding an RPT licence from 1990 onwards First woman Professor at Australia’s oldest academic institution, the University 194. of Sydney (appointed Professor of Australian Literature: 1968) First Asian Councillor for Auburn City Council, NSW (1991), this Vietnamese 195. Le LAM refugee became city’s first female Mayor and first Asian Mayor (2000) 196. Carmen First woman to head State government in Australia (Premier of WA: 1990) LAWRENCE www.carmenlawrence.com 197. Deborah LAWRIE First woman pilot to captain a major airline (Ansett), following landmark (formerly decision of Equal Opportunity Board (1979); maiden commercial flight co- WARDLEY) piloting a Fokker Friendship from Alice Springs to Darwin, 22 Jan 1980 198. Fay LEDITSCHKE First female Commissioned Officer with the SA Police (1979) First woman full-time lecturer and later Professor in Theology in Australia 199. Dorothy LEE

First woman and only Australian to receive prestigious IAA Samir Fares Award 200. Heather for outstanding service to the International Advertising Association and the LEEMBRUGEN advertising industry Youngest member of team of 4 women (with Robyn Fox, Jenny McKenzie and Jo 201. Georgia LE VAN SON also listed here) who made first Australian all female descent of PLASTRIER Canada’s Yukon River by canoe (1997), a journey across Alaska of 2000 miles (3200 kms) www.adventurepro.com.au/georgia/ First woman President of SA government’s Legislative Council; first woman to 202. Anne LEVY preside in any House in all the Parliaments in Australia (1986) First Aboriginal woman police officer with SA Police (1988) 203. Leanne LIDDLE

204. Jill LINDSAY First woman awarded Life Membership to the AFL (2002)

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VIC’s first and Australia’s second woman Methodist minister (ordained at the 205. Coralie LING Wesley Church, Melbourne: 1969) First woman elected to International Paralympic Committee (1993); instrumental in forming SASRAPID (SA Sport & Recreation Association for 206. Marie LITTLE people with integration difficulties: 1982), first of the nationwide RAPIDS, leading to foundation of national body AUSRAPID (1986) First woman member (1997) and Chair (2001) of all-male Committee of 207. Margaret LUCAS Warrnambool Racing Club, VIC 208. Dianne LUCAS QLD’s and possibly Australia’s first woman allowed to compete against men in LUPPI the then male-dominated field of bull riding (1980s) First woman elected as President of the ACT’s peak union body, the Trades & 209. Kate LUNDY Labour Council, (1993) www.katelundy.com.au

210. Helen LYNCH First woman Chief General Manager of a bank in Australia (1993) First Women’s Adviser to SA Premier (Don Dunstan: 1976-79); instrumental in 211. Deborah setting up 3 services for SA women – Women’s Information Switchboard, McCULLOCH Working Women’s Centre and first Rape Crisis Centre First woman specialist plastic surgeon in Australia (Honorary appointment at 212. Lena McEWAN Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital: 1959); SA’s first woman General Surgeon (1955) First woman to serve on Australian Health Insurance Association’s National 213. Colleen McGANN Executive since formed in 1971 (2001) 214. Sue McGINN First woman appointed to Australian Dairy Farmers’ Board (2000) First woman member of the Mosman/Neutral Bay Rifle Club (); first 215. Wendy McGUIGAN woman Captain in Club’s 87 year-old history (2002) First woman curator appointed to the (1977-79); 216. Judith McKAY custodian of one of nation’s largest and most historically significant art collections First woman President of any major Australian political party when elected 217. Shirley McKERROW President of the National Party (1976); first woman Federal President First woman Deputy Leader in history of Australian Labor Party at Federal level 218. Jenny MACKLIN (2001) 219. Catherine First woman to drive by car around Australia, the then 23 year-old took 6 MacLEAN months driving from Sydney to Darwin via Adelaide and Alice Springs, and (formerly thence to Perth, across the Nullabor and back to Sydney, Adelaide and GREGSON) Melbourne (1937) 220. Margaret First woman judge of the District Court of QLD (1992) McMURDO 221. Judy M First woman Deputy Speaker in VIC parliament (1996) MADDIGAN Founding director of Australia’s first Research Centre for Women’s Studies 222. Susan MAGAREY (University of Adelaide: 1983) First woman pharmacist invited to join the Pharmacy Board of QLD (1988) 223. Mary MAGEE NSW’s first woman town clerk (1944-56) and shire clerk (1957-74) when 224. Norma MALE appointed to Balranald Municipal, later Shire Council. First woman Chair of Academic Board of University of Melbourne; first woman appointed to an established Chair at that university (Professor of Fine Arts: 225. Margaret MANION 1979-1995), making significant contribution to study of Medieval and Renaissance Art History 226. Pauline First woman in executive search in Australia with US based Korn/Ferry MARKWELL International (1981) First woman Chancellor of University of Melbourne in its 150 year-old history (2000); first woman President of Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital, (1992); first VIC 227. Fay MARLES Commissioner for Equal Opportunity (1977); first Social Worker appointed to academic staff of University of QLD (1951) First indigenous woman elected to an Australian Parliament (Seat of Kimberley, 228. Carol MARTIN WA 2001)

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First woman Chief Minister of NT government (2001) 229. Clare MARTIN Part of 3-women team of NT Park Rangers in charge of Arltunga Historical 230. Dianne MARTIN Reserve, in East MacDonnell Ranges, Central Australia – believed first Australian park solely staffed by female officers (1994) 231. Bernice Australia’s first Police Assistant Commissioner (VIC Police: 1989) MASTERSON First woman Director-General of a QLD State Government Department 232. Ruth MATCHETT (Department of Family Services and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs: 1989-1995) First and founding member of Australian Division of Women’s International 233. Hazel MAYES Motorcycle Association (WIMA); founding President of Sydney Women’s Motorcycle Club (1947-51) First woman member of RAAF Roulettes Aerobatic Flying team, since 234. Joanne MEIN establishment in 1970 (public debut over Brisbane: Aug 1999); believed world’s first woman to fly in military precision flying team Australia’s first woman licenced auctioneer (1973) 235. Mary MELDRUM First Aboriginal woman to be appointed Deputy Administrator of the NT (2002) 236. Pat MILLER

237. Jennifer First woman member of traditionally “male-only” club, the Australian National MONDORA Sportfishing Association First woman and first Australian to head then 38 year-old International 238. Ingrid MOSES Association of University Presidents (2002); first woman Vice Chancellor of University of New England, Armidale, NSW (1997) First Australian to climb highest mountain on each continent (the Seven 239. Brigitte MUIR Summits); first Australian woman to climb the world’s tallest peak (Mount Everest in Himalayas, 1997) www.adventureplus.com.au Founder of Australia’s first ever film casting consultancy (1969); founder of 240. Liz MULLINAR Advocates for Survivors of Child Abuse (ASCA) (1995) First woman to win an Australian Nuffield Scholarship and first Australian to win 241. Helen MURPHY Nuffield, Australian Rural Leadership & Churchill Scholarships First woman Mayor of Wingecarribee Shire Council, NSW (1997-2000) 242. Sara MURRAY

First woman in Australia to win Rotary Foundation Fellowship (1949: Dept of Mineralogy and Petrology, , UK); first woman awarded PhD in geology from Australian university (University of Tasmania: 1952); 1 of first 243. Beryl NASHAR woman Professors in an Australian university (Foundation Professor of Geology, University of Newcastle: 1965); first woman Dean of Science in an Australian university (University of Newcastle: 1969) First woman Artistic Director of the Melbourne International Festival (1998) 244. Sue NATTRASS First woman archdeacon - first woman given significant status in the hierarchy 245. Di NICOLIOS of clergy - in Sydney diocese (1993) First woman Councillor for Equal Opportunity in NSW (1979-82); first woman President of NSW Anti-Discrimination Board (1982-88); first woman to address the Broken Hill Barrier Industrial Council; created first Women’s Register in Australia for appointment of women to Boards and Authorities; developed 246. Carmel NILAND funding model for NSW’s first women’s refuge network; established first government liaison group with gay and lesbian community (1982); conceived Australia’s first landmark sexual harassment case; drafted and advocated Australia’s first racial vilification bill (1989) First woman Commissioner of Police in Australia (VIC Police: 2001) 247. Pioneered volunteer program within a government department in early 1970s, 248. Joy NOBLE leading to co-founding of VolunteeringSA (1982) and establishment of national body on volunteering, Volunteering Australia 249. Elizabeth First woman President of QLD Law Society (1986); first woman Chancellor of NOSWORTHY Gold Coast’s Bond University (1990)

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First Australian woman to work as pilot overseas (Singapore: 1970-74); flew first Grumman Cougar light twin aircraft into Australia (1978); first woman in Australia to captain a Leah jet – LR35 (Wards Express airfreight company: 1983); 250. Mary O’BRIEN first female Examiner of Airmen, the highest aviation appointment give to a woman (Dept of Transport & Communications: 1987); first woman appointed to an operational management position with the Civil Aviation Authority (District Flight Operations Manager, Bankstown Airport, NSW: 1991) First woman to be part of TV Footy Panel (ABC’s Lateball: 1993); first woman 251. Bev O’CONNOR elected to Board of Melbourne Football Club (Director since 1999); first woman Vice President of Melbourne Football Club (2001) First Aboriginal woman to receive Order of Australia (1976); founding 252. Lowitja Chairperson of ATSIC (1990); 1 of SA’s first trained Aboriginal nurses (1956) O’DONOGHUE First woman to win the Australian Mathematical Society Medal in its then over 253. Christine O’KEEFE 20 year-old history (2000) First woman Mayor elected to Alice Springs Town Council, NT (1983) 254. Leslie OLDFIELD

Australia’s first Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Commissioner (1984-88); first woman to hold leadership position in Australian parliamentary party 255. Pamela O’NEIL (elected Deputy Opposition Leader: 1981) whilst ALP member of NT Legislative Assembly; founded Darwin Women’s Centre, NT’s first women’s refuge First woman jockey in Australia (1979) following 20 years of writing to QLD Turf 256. Pam O’NEILL Club to change rule so that women could ride against men. (On first day of race riding, she rode 3 winners – world record for any jockey on their first day) Australia’s first Aboriginal woman barrister (1976); first woman to head state 257. Pat O’SHANE government department in Australia (appointed permanent head of newly established NSW Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs: 1981) First woman appointed to senior executive position at WA’s Curtin University of 258. Lesley PARKER Technology, Perth, (Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor: 1997) First woman Officer-in-Charge of NT police station (Harts Range on the Plenty 259. Chantal F PARSONS Highway, Central Australia, with beat of 115,000 square kms to QLD border: 1999) First woman to Chair an Agricultural Field Day organising committee in Australia 260. Ruth PATERSON (Agfest, Tasmania’s only Rural Trade Fair: 1993 and 1994) 261. Donna-Lee First white Centralian woman to play for the National Australian Senior PATRICK Women’s Hockey Team – The Hockeyroos (2001) First woman to manage an Australian Antarctic Research Station (Casey: 1989) 262. Diana PATTERSON First indigenous judicial appointment in QLD (appointed Stipendiary magistrate: 263. Jacqui PAYNE 1999) First woman Federal President of Australia’s Young Liberal Movement (1989) 264. Marise PAYNE First woman Federal President of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) 265. Kerryn PHELPS (2000) First woman urological surgeon in SA (opened her practice “Continence 266. Samantha PILLAY Matters” at the Calvary Hospital, Adelaide : 2002) First woman Torres Strait Islander judicial appointment in QLD (appointed 267. Catherine PIRIE Stipendiary magistrate: 2000) Within Perth diocese, 1 of first 3 women granted permission to administer the chalice at the Eucharist, to baptize and preach; 1 of first 3 women ordained 268. Joyce POLSON Deacon (1986); 1 of first 10 women ordained to priesthood in the Anglican Church in Australia (Perth: Sun 7 March 1992) First woman (with team partner Natalie Cook) to win Olympic gold medal for 269. Kerri POTTHARST Australia in Beach volleyball (Sydney: 2000) First woman National Party MP in VIC Parliament (elected to Legislative Council 270. Jeanette POWELL for North Eastern Province: March 1996); first National Party woman elected to VIC Legislative Assembly (Shepperton District: November 2002) First woman President of the Australian Mathematical Society (1992-94) 271. Cheryl E PRAEGER

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First woman in Australia to qualify as an actuary; first woman President of 272. Catherine PRIME Institute of Actuaries in Australia (1991) First woman to head a Treasury in Australia (appointed NT’s Under Treasurer: 273. Jennifer PRINCE June 2002) Founded first all female-staffed funeral company (Mareena Purslowe & 274. Mareena Associates) (Subiaco, WA: 1989); first woman in Australia awarded title of PURSLOWE Master Funeral Director by Australian Funeral Directors Association (2002) Australia’s first woman captain of an international airline (Qantas: 1992) 275. Sharelle QUINN

276. Judy RAPER First woman Dean of Engineering at University of Sydney (1997) First woman appointed liaison officer for Australia to a global Internet network (Association for Progressive Communication: 1995); convenor and creator of 277. Spider REDGOLD womenZnet, first internet domain for Australian women and first and only national ISP (1995) First Federal Government adviser to the Prime Minister on Women’s Affairs 278. Elizabeth REID (1973), ultimately developing into the Office of the Status of Women First woman President of the Senate (1996-2002) 279. Margaret REID First woman Fellow of Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (now Birds Australia: 1981); first woman President of Bird Banders Association of Australia 280. Pauline REILLY (1969-70); first woman to summer on Antarctic’s Macquarie Island in scientific capacity (banding penguins); internationally known for her work on penguins First woman shire clerk in the West when worked at Kalkaringi, an Aboriginal 281. Jan RICHARDSON community 470 SW of Katherine, NT; pioneered a Homemaker program for Aboriginal women 1 of 3 first Australian women (with Elizabeth Chipman and Jutta Hösel) on 282. Shelagh ROBINSON Antarctic continent with ANARE – Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (Casey: summer 1975-6) Gold Coast’s first woman Cabinet Minister (1997); first woman Minister for the 283. Merri ROSE Emergency Services portfolio in both QLD and Australia (1998-9) 284. Joan RYDON First woman Professor of Politics in Australia (VIC’s La Trobe University: 1975) First internationally successful Australian female wheelchair athlete in traditionally male-dominated sport (3 gold medals, Barcelona Paralympics: 285. Louise SAUVAGE 1992); only Australian to have won both Paralympic and Olympic gold (Atlanta: 1996) First woman Chair of the Advisory Board of Agriculture, governing body of the 286. Carol SCHOFIELD Agricultural Bureau of SA, in its 113 year-old history (2001) First woman in history of the sport of clay target shooting to make the Open 287. Maree SCHUSTER Australian (1986) and Open State (1987) Skeet Shooting team; first lady shooter (formerly ROOKE) to achieve AA grade status in Australia (1986) Founding director of the Australian Ballet School (1964) 288. Margaret SCOTT

289. Marion First indigenous woman voted into NT parliament (Member for Arafura: 2001) SCRYMGOUR First Australian woman international judge of dressage; first Australian to judge 290. Mary SEEFRIED dressage at Olympic level (Sydney: 2000) 291. Brenda SHANAHAN Member of Melbourne’s Stock Exchange, VIC’s first woman stockbroker First woman in WA Parliament (and the only Parliamentary Chair from a Greens Party anywhere in Australia) to Chair a Standing Committee (1997); first woman 292. Christine SHARP member of WA’s Environmental Protection Authority when appointed by the Labor Government (1989) First woman official war artist since WWII when appointed by Australian War 293. Wendy SHARPE Memorial to cover conflict in East Timor (attached to Army History Unit in Dili : 1999) First woman to head political party in QLD (Leader of Liberal Party: 1991-98); 294. Joan SHELDON first woman Deputy Premier and Treasurer of QLD Government (1996-98) First woman CEO of bank in Australia (Bank of Melbourne); first woman CEO of 295. Ann SHERRY bank in New Zealand, largest in that country (Westpac: October 2002)

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First woman appointed to Board of SA Museum, Adelaide (1952) 296. Elizabeth SIMPSON First woman to hitch hike around Australia, at of 21 she took 2 years to 297. Marie SINGLE complete her journey, attracting much media attention including coverage by Movietone News (1947) 298. Minna SITZLER First woman Deputy Administrator for NT (1997) First woman Managing Director of major Australian retail chain (STA Travel: 299. Sue SMITH 1998); first Australian of Asian origin presented with Business Women’s Award (Private and Corporate Sector, VIC: 2002) Author of women’s history and consultant on pioneering concept of eLearning; co-originator of the Routledge International Encyclopedia on Women (and 300. Dale SPENDER online database) as well as TRACE, the UK online writing community; taught the teachers for the first virtual school in QLD; examiner of first Australian web- based PhD. First white woman to have successfully crossed the Simpson Desert by car 301. Griselda SPRIGG (1962)

302. Rosemary Australia’s first sports nutritionist; first dietician to go into private practice in STANTON Australia First Australian woman to win a World Cup alpine event (1997: slalom, Park City, Utah, USA); first Australian to win an individual medal at a Winter Olympic 303. Zali STEGGALL Games (1998: slalom, Nagano); first alpine World Champion in (1999: women’s slalom, World Skiing Championships) ALP’s first woman State President (NSW: 2002) 304. Ursula STEPHENS First woman Dean of a Faculty of Business/Commerce in Australia (University of 305. Leonie STILL Western Sydney, Nepean: 1985) First woman veterinarian to occupy Chair in an Australian Veterinary School 306. Virginia STUDDERT (Chair of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Melbourne: 1991) Founder of Australia’s first women’s refuge (Elsie, Glebe, NSW : 1974); first 307. Anne SUMMERS woman to publish a modern of Australia (Damned Whores and God’s Police: 1975) First woman delegate of Centenary AWU (Australian Workers Union) 308. Deirdre SWAN Convention (Ballarat, VIC: 1986) 1 of first 10 women ordained to priesthood in the Anglican Church in 309. Robin TANDY Australia (Perth: Sunday 7 March 1992) First woman President of Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission 310. Alice TAY (1998) First woman President of Sydney Division of Australia’s Institution of Engineers 311. Elizabeth TAYLOR (1996) First woman Magistrate in NT (1978); first woman Chief Magistrate in NT 312. Sally THOMAS (1986); first woman Judge of NT’s Supreme Court (1992) First Vietnamese Australian to receive first class degree in psychology (1969); first woman professor at the RMIT University (Royal Melbourne Institute of 313. Trang THOMAS Technology: 1991); first woman Chair of Victorian Multicultural Commission (1993) Elected to QLD’s Toowoomba City Council (1997) and later Mayor (2000); as 314. Dianne THORLEY Treasurer, first woman Board member of Toowoomba Sports Ground Trust in its then 110 year-old history First woman to read full-length evening ABC news bulletin on radio since WWII 315. Margaret THROSBY (1975); first woman to read 7 pm ABC-TV news (1978) First woman to own and operate cruise ship in Australia (weekly cruises, Cairns 316. Josephine TOBIAS to Cape York: 1990); founder of Women at Work Australia, Brisbane (1994) First woman in Australia to have a day shift on FM commercial radio (1991) 317. Bogart TORRELLI

First woman (with team partner Rebecca Gilmore) to win Australia’s first 318. Loudy TOURKY Olympic medal for synchronized diving (Sydney: 2000) First woman to hold Agriculture portfolio in Federal Government (Parliamentary 319. Judith TROETH Secretary to the then Minister for Primary Industries and Energy – now Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: 1997) 14

1 of team of 4 women (with Robyn Fox, Georgia Le Plastrier – also listed here – 320. Jo VAN SON and Jenny McKenzie) who made first Australian all female descent of Canada’s Yukon River by canoe (1997), a journey across Alaska of 2000 miles (3200 kms) First woman neurosurgeon in Australia (1990) 321. Marianne VONAU

Co-founded with late husband Dr Bertram Wainer, first publicly acknowledged 322. Jo WAINER abortion clinic in Australia (1972) First woman elected to QLD State Council of Australian Optometrical 323. Heather WALDRON Association (1977) First Australian woman to become certified paddlesteamer skipper (earning 324. Pearl WALLACE Master Mariner’s Certificate: 1947) First woman to gain trainers’ licence from Australian Jockey Club (1992) 325. Gai WATERHOUSE www.gaiwaterhouse.com.au First woman (and non police officer) to head Intelligence Division in NSW Police; 326. Nola WATSON first woman to manage ASIO investigations at national level First woman Lord Mayor of Parramatta; first woman Lord Mayor in all of Sydney 327. Lorraine WEARNE (2000) First Australian sportswoman to win more than US$1 million in a year from her 328. Karrie WEBB sport (achieved aged 21, in 10 months and 10 days: 1996); first woman to design golf course in Australia (Keysborough Golf Club, Melbourne East: 2002) First woman judge in QLD’s Supreme Court (1992) 329. Margaret WHITE

First woman to climb Japan’s highest peak, Mount Fuji, with a bicycle during her 330. Sorrel WILBY cycling trip through Asia, covering a total of 17,000 kms (1983-5) 1 of instigators of endurance horse riding in Australia and first Tom Quilty 100 331. Erica WILLIAMS mile ride (1966); first woman to win the Australian National Championship Quilty Gold Cup (1975) First woman to head Commonwealth government department in Australia 332. Helen WILLIAMS (Secretary of the Department of Education: 1985) 1 of 2 first women (with meteorologist Denise ALLEN: also listed here) to be 333. Lynn WILLIAMS awarded prestigious Antarctic Medal for outstanding service in the Antarctic (1989) 1 of first 2 women (with Flying Cadet Deborah Hicks) to graduate from RAAF’s 334. Robyn WILLIAMS pilot training course (30 June 1988); first woman RAAF test pilot First woman pilot to own and operate own hot-air balloon (1976); with Jenny HOUGHTON (also listed here), first all-female crew to compete in prestigious 335. Ruth E WILSON Gordon Bennett Cup, an international gas-ballooning competition (since established: 1906), traveling over 1000 km from New Mexico to Oklahoma (1999) First Australian concert pianist to make New York debut at Carnegie Hall, (aged 336. Ali WOOD only 18: Oct 1998); first Australian for 100 years (last being Dame Nellie Melba) www.aliwood.com First indigenous woman to compete in long-distance air race (Centenary of 337. Virginia WYKES Federation London to Sydney Air Race: 2001, with co-pilot Steven Hirvonen) First woman Vice-Chancellor in Australia (: 1987) 338. Dianne YERBURY Outback legend and pioneering NT businesswoman; ran the Pine Creek Hotel 339. Mayse YOUNG from 1930s, penning her colourful life story in book “No Place for a Woman”. First woman and first lay person to head Uniting Church of Australia’s Frontier 340. Rosemary YOUNG Services (appointed National Director: 1999) First woman to conduct in major European opera houses of Paris, Berlin and 341. Simone YOUNG Vienna (1992/3) Pioneering fashion designer; first woman to Chair Board of SBS TV (1999); 342. Carla ZAMPATTI believed first woman to design car for the women’s market (Laser for Ford Australia: 1985)

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