Victorian Honour Roll of Women

The Victorian Honour Roll of Women was established in 2001 to recognise the achievements of women from the Australian state of Victoria. The Honour Roll was established as part of the celebrations of Victoria's Centenary of Federation.^[1]

Public nominations for the Honour Roll open in the second half of each year and the inductees are determined by an independent panel of women.^[2] As of 2012, 497 women have been inducted onto the Honour Roll.^[3] The Office of Women's Policy produces commemorative booklets that contain biographical sketches of each woman inducted onto the Honour Roll.^[4] In 2012, the 20 inductees were selected from over 140 nominations and were honoured by Minister for Women's Affairs Mary Wooldridge.^[5]

Inductees[]

Victorian Honour Roll of Women

Name	Image	Birth–Death	Year	Area of achievement
			2020	Founder and International Chairman of the International Women's Federation of Commerce and Industry (IWFCI)[6]
Doreen Akkerman			2010	Director at Cancer Council Victoria[7]
Susan Alberti		(1947–)	2014	Businesswoman, philanthropist and Vice President of the Western Bulldogs Football Club[8]
Lilian Helen Alexander		(1862–1934)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[9]
Elizabeth Alfred		(1914–2015)	2001	Head Deaconess, and first woman priested in Melbourne[10]
		(1958–)	2004	Rural community nurse[11]
Rowena Allen			2009	Advocate for GLBTI communities, refugees, youth and single parents[12]
			2001	Women's rights activist
Lyn Allison		(1946–)	2012	Member of the Australian Senate from 1996 to 2008[13]
			2006	Founding member of the Islamic Women's Welfare Council of Victoria[14]
		(1926-2017)	2013	Volunteer, philanthropist and supporter of arts and animal welfare organisations[15]
Alice Elizabeth Foley Anderson		(1897-1926)	2020	Mechanic, and owner of Alice Anderson Motor Service[6]
			2008	Advocate for Victoria's Deaf and Deafblind community[16]
Marilyn Anderson			2014	FAA, FTSE[8]
Maybanke Anderson		(1845–1927)	2001	Reformer involved in women's suffrage and federation
		(–1956)	2001	Salvation Army Officer[17]
			2007	Indigenous community leader[9]
		(1970–)	2004	Medical researcher[11]
Alice Appleford		(1891–1968)	2008	War heroine, nurse and humanitarian[16]
			2017
Robyn Archer		(1948–)	2001	Singer, writer, stage and director, artistic director, and public advocate of the arts
Lillian May Armfield		(1884–1971)	2001	Pioneering Sydney female police detective
Jean Armstrong			2008	Engineer[16]
Hana Assafiri			2017
Jill Astbury			2008	Researcher into violence against women[16]
Anne Astin			2010	Biochemist and forensic scientist[7]
Tilly Aston		(1873–1947)	2001	Blind writer and teacher who founded the Victorian Association of Braille Writers and the Association for the Advancement of the Blind
		(1953–)	2003	Human resources consultant[18]
			2008	Koori educator[16]
			2001
Elizabeth Austin		(1821–1910)	2012	Pioneer and philanthropist during the late 19th century[13]
		(1922–)	2003	Provider of welfare for infants[18]
			2020	Advocate for victims of family violence[6]
			2008	Social justice activist[16]
			2007	Community worker concerned with autism[9]
		(1963–)	2002	Community worker and Commissioner of the Victorian Multicultural Commission[19]
			2001	Worked with the Association of Senior Italian Citizens Clubs of Victoria and the Italian Pensioners Club of Northcote
Muriel Bamblett			2011	Yorta Yorta indigenous leader[20]
Faith Bandler		(1918–2015)	2001	Civil rights activist of South Sea Islander heritage. She is a campaigner for the rights of Indigenous Australians and South Sea Islanders. Bandler is best known for her leadership in the campaign for the 1967 referendum on Aboriginal Australians.
Nola Barber		(1901–1985)	2001	Mayor and community worker
		(1953–)	2004	Legal rights and social justice activist[11]
			2012	Founder and Director of the Lighthouse Foundation for Homeless Youth[13]
Nina Bassat		(1939–)	2003	Leader in Victoria's Jewish community[18]
			2001	Victorian branch secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union
Gracia Baylor		(1929–)	2003	One of the first two women elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 1979[18]
Isabel Joy Bear			2005	Scientific researcher[21]
Annette Bear-Crawford		(1853–1899)	2007	Women's suffragist and federationist[9]
			2009	Advocate for English as a second language students[12]
			2007	Executive Director of Women's Health Victoria[9]
Beryl Beaurepaire		(1923–2018)	2001	Activist and politician
Linda Beilharz			2006	First Australian woman to reach the South Pole[14]
			2013	Nursing advocate and pioneer[15]
		(1936–)	2001	Gunditjmara educator who chairs the Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated (VAEAI) and founded the Winda-Mara Aboriginal Co-operative[22]
Lisa Bellear		(1961–2006)	2008	Indigenous Australian poet, photographer, activist, spokeswoman, dramatist, comedian and broadcaster.[16][23]
		(1932–)	2004	Criminal justice advocate[11]
Concetta Benn		(1926–2011)	2002	Social justice activist[19]
Lou Bennett			2017	Musician and performer [24]
Mary Bennett		(1881–1961)	2001	Educator and advocate of Aboriginal rights[25]
			2006	Community worker and advocate for migrant women[14]
Dagmar Berne		(c. 1865–1900)	2001	Medical doctor and the first female student to study medicine in Australia
			2020	Women's football player, administrator, coach and board member[6]
			2013	Clinical educator[15]
Carrie Bickmore		(1980–)	2017	radio and television presenter
			2017
			2009	Supporter of women prisoners[12]
MaryAnn Bin-Sallik			2001	Academic, Indigenous studies
Nancy Bird Walton		(1915–2009)	2001	Aviator and the founder and patron of the Australian Women Pilots' Association
Ruth Bishop		(1933–)	2001	Leading member of the team that discovered the human rotavirus
Hope Black		(1919–2018)	2012	Marine biologist and the first female curator at Museum Victoria[13][26]
			2007	Community activist and educator[9]
Elizabeth Blackburn		(1948–)	2010	Biological researcher who studies the telomere, a structure at the end of chromosomes that protects the chromosome. Blackburn co-discovered the enzyme telomerase and was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.[7]
Jean Blackburn		(1919–2001)	2002	Academic, educator and policy maker[19]
Margaret Blackwood		(1909–1986)	2001	Botanist and geneticist [27]
			2005	Advocate for sustainability and East Timorese women[21]
			2012	Yorta Yorta elder and community activist[13]
			2014	Hon FIE Aust, CPEng[8]
			2001	Journalist
			2001	Business executive
			2010	Pioneering Aboriginal activist[7]
Margaret Bourke			2001
			2011	Advocate for youth and women and founder of Western Chances[20]
			2020	Campaigner against family violence, particularly in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community[6]
Marie Breen		(1902–1993)	2010	Member of the Australian Senate representing the Liberal Party of Australia[7]
Carolyn Briggs			2005	Elder of the Bunurong people[21]
			2001
			2001
Joyce Brown		(1938–)	2001	Australian netball team coach[28]
		(1950–)	2003	Family court judge and first woman Chief Magistrate of Victoria[18]
Fanny Brownbill		(1890–1948)	2003	Australian Labor Party Member for Geelong, Victoria, serving from 1938 until 1948. Brownbill was the first woman to win a seat for Labor in Victoria.[18]
Anne Brunell		(1970–)	2007	Paralympic athlete[9]
Lucy Meredith Bryce		(1897–1968)	2001	Hematologist [29]
Dorothy Buckland-Fuller		(1922–2019)	2001	Human rights activist, migrant community advocate and sociologist
Vivian Bullwinkel		(1915–2000)	2001	Nurse, prisoner of war
			2020	maternity care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women[6]
Eva Burrows		(1929–2015)	2001	13th General of the Salvation Army
			2001
		(1925–1999)	2006	Cricketer[14]
Ita Buttrose		(1942–)	2001	Journalist and businesswoman. She was the founding editor of the women's magazine Cleo and served as the editor of The Australian Women's Weekly
			2017	Services to women
			2001
Helen Caldicott		(1938–)	2001	Physician, author, and anti-nuclear advocate who founded several associations dedicated to opposing the use of nuclear power, depleted uranium munitions, nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons proliferation, war and military action in general.
Kate Isabel Campbell		(1899–1986)	2001	Physician and paediatrician
			2009	Melbourne's first woman fire station officer[12]
			2006	First female sports broadcaster on ABC radio and television[14]
		(1925–2019)	2010	Advocate for migrant and working women's rights[7]
			2020	International resuscitation educator[6]
			2016	sustainable food security[30][31]
		(1935–)	2004	Aboriginal community leader[11]
		(1868–1898)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[9]
Evonne Cawley		(1951–)	2001	Tennis player
Hilary Charlesworth		(1955–)	2001	Pioneer in feminist international law scholarship
Deborah Cheetham		(1964–)	2015	Aboriginal opera singer, actor, and playwright.
			2012	Community organiser and advocate for cultural diversity[13]
			2006	Religious educator[14]
Joan Child		(1921–2013)	2001	First woman Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
Caroline Chisholm		(1808–1877)	2001	Progressive 19th-century English humanitarian known mostly for her involvement with female immigrant welfare in Australia
Betty Churcher		(1931–2015)	2001	Artist and director of the National Gallery of Australia from 1990 to 1997
			2019	CEO of GriefLine Family and Community Services[32]
Adrienne Clarke		(1938–)	2001	Professor of Botany at University of Melbourne
		(1958–)	2004	Campaigner against family violence[11]
		(1958–)	2010	Medical practitioner, activist and radio personality[7]
		(1926–)	2002	Lawyer, Commissioner of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission and founding member of the National Council of Jewish Women's Foundation[19]
Carola Cohn		(1892–1964)	2007	Artist, author and philanthropist best known for her work in sculpture in a modernist style and famous for her Fairies Tree in the Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne[9]
Marie Coleman		(1933–)	2001	Activist, public servant and journalist
			2009	Advocate for rural farmers[12]
Margaret (Madge) Connor		(c.1874–1952)	2019	Advocate for policewomen's rights[32]
			2011	Educator of special needs children[20]
			2010	Community leader from Mallee[7]
			2013	Laboratory head Molecular Immunology Division Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne[15]
Edwina Cornish			2013	Professor at Monash University[15]
Suzanne Cory		(1942–)	2001	Biologist and President of the Australian Academy of Science
Kay Cottee		(1954–)	2001	First female sailor to perform a single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world. She performed this feat in 1988 in her 37 feet (11 m) yacht Blackmore's First Lady, taking 189 days
			2014	[8]
Margaret Court		(1942–)	2001	Tennis player
Edith Cowan		(1861–1932)	2001	Politician, social campaigner and the first woman elected to an Australian parliament
Dorothy Crawford		(1911–1988)	2004	Pioneer in Australian television drama[11]
Susan Crennan		(1945–)	2013	Judge and lawyer[15]
			2013	Pioneer of patient-centred care[15]
Mary Crooks			2001
Ruth Hope Crow		(1916–1999)	2008	Community activist[16]
			2012	Chief Executive of the Mental Illness Fellowship of Victoria[13]
			2014	[8]
			2009	Human rights campaigner[12]
Betty Cuthbert		(1938–2017)	2001	Olympic athlete
			2001
		(1950–)	2003	Campaigner against violence directed towards women[18]
			2005	Nurse and mentor to women[21]
Zelda D'Aprano		(1928–2018)	2001	Unionist and women's equal pay activist, best known for chaining herself to the Commonwealth Building in Melbourne when a court case failed to secure equal pay for women in the meat industry.[33]
			2001	Philanthropist and restaurateur
Lisa Darmanin		(1991–)	2016	competitive sailor and activist for women's equality[30]
			2008	Fundraiser for breast cancer research[16]
			2005	Community worker in southwest Gippsland[21]
			2011	Children's welfare activist[20]
Linda Dessau		(1953–)	2018	29th Governor of Victoria and first female[34]
		(1965–)	2012	Women's rights activist[19]
Noeleen Dix			2016	netball administration[30][31]
Maria Dudycz			2018	Human rights for people with disabilities[34]
Henrietta Dugdale		(1827–1918)	2001	Feminist who initiated the first female suffrage society in Australasia. Her campaigning resulted in breakthroughs for women's rights in Australia.
			2014	[8]
			2014	AM[8]
Fanny Durack		(1889–1956)	2001	Swimmer
Helen Durham		(1968–)	2014	[8]
		(1915–)	2004	Journalist and community advocate[11]
Patricia Edgar		(1937–)	2001	Author, television producer and educator, best known as the founding director of the Australian Children's Television Foundation
Diana Egerton-Warburton			2018	Emergency medicine and public health[34]
			2001
Liz Ellis		(1973–)	2006	Netball player[14]
			2001
			2009	Community worker[12]
Marguerite Evans-Galea			2017	Scientist and advocate and mentor for women in STEMM
Elizabeth Evatt		(1933–)	2001	Reformist lawyer and jurist who sat on numerous national and international tribunals and commissions, was the first Chief Judge of the Family Court of Australia, the first female judge of an Australian federal court, and the first Australian to be elected to the United Nations Human Rights Committee
			2001	Children's author
Beatrice Faust		(1939–2019)	2001	Author and women's activist. She was a co-founder of Women's Electoral Lobby and President of the Victorian Abortion Law Repeal Association.
			2009	Pioneer in child care and community services[12]
		(1956–2000)	2003	Aboriginal community leader[18]
			2016	Aboriginal wellbeing[30][31]
Dale Fisher			2011	First woman to be Chief Executive of the Royal Women's Hospital[20]
			2001	educationist
Christine Forster		(1939–)	2004	Conservationist and natural resource manager[11]
Maria Forsyth			2020	Chemistry researcher making Australia environmentally sustainable[6]
Lilian Fowler		(1886–1954)	2001	Australia's first female mayor
			2013	Journalist in Victoria's Hellenic community[15]
Miles Franklin		(1879–1954)	2001	Writer and feminist who is best known for her novel My Brilliant Career, published in 1901
Dawn Fraser		(1937–)	2001	Swimmer and politician
Cathy Freeman		(1973–)	2001	Sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres event
Phyllis Frost		(1917–2004)	2001	Welfare worker and philanthropist who chaired the Victorian Women's Prisons Council, established the movement, and worked for Freedom from Hunger, raising millions of dollars for charity
Jan Fullerton			2001
			2018	[34]
			2001	Principal of the Northern College of the Arts & Technology
Rhonda Louise Galbally		(1948–)	2005	Founding CEO of Our Community Pty.[21]
Mary Galea		(1951–)	2014	[8]
Jessica Gallagher		(1986–)	2018	Board Director Vision 2020 Australia[34]
Jillian Gallagher			2009	Community activist[12]
			2018	Life sciences and health sector advocatea[34]
		(1871–1947)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[9]
Sherryl Garbutt		(1948–)	2016	Labor politician[30][31]
Helen Garner		(1942–)	2001	Novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist
Mary Gaudron		(1943–)	2001	Lawyer and judge who was the first female Justice of the High Court of Australia
Mary Gaunt		(1861–1942)	2002	Novelist[19]
Virginia Geddes			2016	[30]
			2012	Jewish community elder; Life Governor and President of the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia[13]
			2001
Jennie George		(1947–)	2001	Former President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, and Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 2001 to 2010
			2005	Community leader and educator[21]
			2011	Academic specialising in Construction Law and International Human Rights Law[20]
Pearl Gibbs		(1901–1983)	2001	Indigenous Australian activist, and the most prominent female activist within the Aboriginal movement in the early 20th century. She was a member of the Aborigines Progressive Association (APA), and was involved with various protest events such as the 1938 Day of Mourning.
Lynda Gibson		(1956–2004)	2007	Comedian[9]
			2001
Mary Gilmore		(1865–1962)	2001	Socialist poet and journalist
Mary Glowrey		(1887-1957)	2015	Victorian born and educated doctor who spent 37 years in India, where she set up healthcare facilities, services and systems. She is believed to be the first Catholic religious sister to practise as a doctor
			2009	Councillor and advocate for women[12]
Sally Goldner			2016	LGBTI rights[30][31]
Vida Goldstein		(1869–1949)	2001	Feminist politician who campaigned for women's suffrage and social reform
Monica Gould		(1957)	2018	[34]
Nellie Gould		(1860–1941)	2011	WWI nurse
			2001
Mary Grant Bruce		(1878–1958)	2002	Children's author and journalist[19]
Michelle Grattan		(1944–)	2001	Journalist who became the first woman to become editor of an Australian metropolitan daily newspaper. Specialising in political journalism, Grattan has written and edited for many significant Australian newspapers.
Germaine Greer		(1939–)	2001	Writer, academic, journalist and scholar of early modern English literature, and a significant feminist voice of the later 20th century
Flos Greig		(1880–1958)	2001	Lawyer and the first woman to be admitted to practise as a barrister and solicitor in Australia
Jane Stocks Greig		(1872–1939)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[9]
Janet Lindsay Greig		(1874–1950)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[9]
Diana Gribble		(1942–2011)	2001	Publisher, book editor and businessperson
		(1939–)	2002	Koori educator and community worker[19]
			2001
			2020	Army Reservist since 1980[6]
Patricia Grimshaw		(1938–)	2008	Pioneering women's historian[16]
Bella Guerin		(1858–1923)	2001	Feminist, women's activist women's suffragist, anti-conscriptionist, political activist and schoolteacher
			2005	Founder of Ethnic Youth Issues Network and the Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues[21]
Margaret Guilfoyle		(1926–2020)	2001	Senator for the state of Victoria from 1971 to 1987
Be Ha			2016	multiculturalism[30][31]
		(1922–)	2006	Social justice activist[14]
Jean Hailes		(1926–1988)	2012	Established the first women's health clinic in Australia at Prince Henry's Hospital in 1971[13]
Janine Haines		(1945–2004)	2001	First female federal parliamentary leader of an Australian political party
		(1933–2011)	2001	Suffragist and campaigner for the disabled[35]
			2014	[8]
Gertrude Halley		(1867–1939)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[9]
		(1939–2009)	2010	Founder of Wellsprings for Women[7]
			2012	Advocate for women from culturally and linguistically diverse communities[13]
			2001
Felicity Hampel		(1955–)	2001	Human rights lawyer and judge of the County Court of Victoria
			2018	Advocate for women in sport[34]
			2001	Urban planner
			2013	[15]
			2019	Policewoman and women's AFL supporter[32]
		(1936–2007)	2009	Environmental campaigner[12]
			2012	Advocate for women in Victoria's dairy industry[13]
			2011	Social justice activist and advocate for single mothers[20]
			2001
			2018	Ambassador for Muslim community[34]
Joanna Hayter			2016	Gender equality advocate[30][31]
			2017
Muriel Heagney		(1885–1974)	2001	Trade unionist and feminist
			2020	CEO of Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative[6]
			2001	Social welfare worker
Helen Herrman		(1947–)	2013	Professor of Psychiatry[15]
			2010	Advocate for sexual assault victims[7]
Nora Heysen		(1911–2003)	2001	First woman to win the prestigious Archibald Prize in 1938 for portraiture and the first Australian woman appointed as an official war artist
Dorothy Hill		(1907–1997)	2001	Geologist who was the first female professor at an Australian university and the first female president of the Australian Academy of Science.
			2008	Youth advocate[16]
			2013	[15]
			2006	Barrister and advocate for Native title in Australia[14]
Elizabeth Hoffman			2001	Aboriginal rights activist
Caroline Hogg		(1942–)	2003	Politician for the Australian Labor Party who was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1982 to 1996 and a minister in the governments of John Cain and Joan Kirner[18]
Janet Holmes à Court		(1943–)	2001	Businesswoman and one of Australia's wealthiest women. She is the Chair of Heytesbury Pty Ltd.
Jane den Hollander			2019	Vice-Chancellor of Deakin University and leader in higher education innovation[32]
			2001
			2001
			2001	Medical anthropologist and social inequalities advocate
			2010	Advocate for women with disabilities[7]
			2018	Advocate for high risk youth[34]
			2010	Broadcaster and ambassador for Melbourne's Chinese community[7]
			2006	Paediatrician[14]
Jessica Hull		(1915–2000)	2004	Social activist for women's rights[11]
Catherine Humphreys			2016	safety of women and children[30][31]
Ruby Hutchinson			2001	Founder of Choice
			2001
		(1963–)	2002	Community worker in the Islamic community[19]
Adelaide Eliza Ironside		(1831–1867)	2001	Artist
			2001	Founder of the Women's Circus
			2009	Educator[12]
Margaret Jackson		(1953–)	2001	Corporate executive
Marjorie Jackson		(1931–)	2001	Olympic athlete and former Governor of South Australia
			2005	Farm manager and advocate of rural education[21]
			2001	SANE Australia ambassador
			2020	Providing people with cognitive and speech-related disabilities with access to tailored sexual assault response services[6]
Misty Jenkins			2020	Advocate for gender equity, Aboriginal health and education[6]
			2007	Community leader in women's health[9]
			2011	Advocate for women with disabilities[20]
Margaret Jennings		(1949–)	2009	Cricketer[12]
			2012	Community leader[13]
			2018	Advocate for gender equality[34]
Gertrude Johnson		(1894–1973)	2005	Coloratura soprano and founder of the National Theatre in Melbourne[21]
		(1935–)	2002	Koori activist and community leader[19]
Liz Jones		(1946–)	2002	Actress and artistic director of La Mama Theatre[19]
Mel Jones		(1972–)	2017	Cricketer and television cricket commentator
			2011	Nurse, businesswoman and community services professional[20]
			2001	Councillor
		(1893–1970)	2008	Veterinary science pioneer[16]
			2006	Director at Australian Catholic University[14]
Annette Kellerman		(1886–1975)	2001	Professional swimmer, vaudeville and film star, and writer. She was one of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume, instead of the then accepted pantaloons, and inspired others to follow her example.
Catherine Mary Kelly			2016	marginalised students[30][31]
Moira Kelly		(1964–)	2014	humanitarian[8]
Gaby Kennard		(1944–)	2001	First Australian woman to circumnavigate the globe by airplane
Mary Kenneally			2016	women in the arts and comedy[30][31]
Elizabeth Kenny		(1880–1952)	2001	Nurse who promoted a controversial new approach to the treatment of poliomyelitis in the era before mass vaccination eradicated the disease in most countries. Her findings ran counter to conventional medical wisdom; they demonstrated the need to exercise muscles affected by polio instead of immobilizing them. Kenny's principles of muscle rehabilitation became the foundation of physical therapy, or physiotherapy.
Jill Ker Conway		(1934–2018)	2001	Academic and author
			2013	[15]
			2008	Advocate for women and migrants and the first woman councillor in Footscray[16]
				Advocate for the Australian-Muslim community[6]
Winifred Kiek		(1884–1975)	2001	In 1927 first woman ordained to Protestant Christian church in Australia
			2019	Advocate for Aboriginal women in custody[32]
Christine Kilpatrick			2014	[8]
Priscilla Kincaid-Smith		(1926–2015)	2001	Physician and researcher, specializing in nephrology
Bronwyn King			2018	Anti-tobacco campaigner[36]
			2006	Advocate for prisoners[14]
			2006	Lawyer and founder of organisations[14]
Ingeborg King			2016	sculptor[30][31]
			2017
			2001	Rabbi
			2001	Temperance advocate and social reformer
Joan Kirner		(1938–2015)	2001	42nd Premier of Victoria, the first woman to hold the position
Betty Kitchener		(1951–)	2011	Mental health educator who founded mental health first aid training[20]
			2001
Emily Kngwarreye		(1910–1996)	2001	Aboriginal artist from the Utopia community in the Northern Territory. She is one of the most prominent and successful artists in the history of contemporary Indigenous Australian art
Licia Kokocinski		(1951–)	2007	Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1988 to 1996, representing Melbourne West Province. She was the first woman from a non-English speaking background to be elected to the Victorian parliament.[9]
			2006	Community leader[14]
			2017	Mental health advocate
			2018	[34]
			2006	Softball umpire[14]
Jayashri Kulkarni			2011	Mental health researcher[20]
			2001
			2020	Avocate for equitable access to effective sexual and reproductive health programs in the Pacific[6]
Jean Laby		(1915–2008)	2009	Pioneer atmospherics physicist[12]
Marilyn Lake		(1949–)	2006	Historian known for her work on the effects of the military and war on Australian civil society, the political history of Australian women and Australian racism including the White Australia Policy and the movement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander human rights[14]
			2007	Councillor active in the migrant community[9]
			2001
Toni Lamond		(1932–)	2001	Cabaret singer, stage and television actor, dancer and comedian
Marcia Langton		(1951–)	2001	Leading Aboriginal scholar who holds the Foundation Chair in Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne
		(1878–1964)	2001	Charity worker
Carmen Lawrence		(1948–)	2001	Former Premier of Western Australia and the first woman to become Premier of a State of the Commonwealth of Australia
			2011	Advocate for migrant women[20]
Louisa Lawson		(1848–1920)	2001	Poet, writer, publisher, suffragist, and feminist. She was the mother of the poet and author Henry Lawson.
		(1920–)	2003	First woman President of the Technical Teachers Association of Victoria[18]
			2013	[15]
Mary Lee		(1821–1909)	2001	Irish-Australian suffragist and social reformer in South Australia
			2001	Founding member of Disabled Motorists Australia
Sharon Lewin			2019	Infectious disease physician and researcher[32]
			2007	Advocate for migrant women[9]
Celeste Liddle		1978–	2017	Indigenous feminist and unionist
			2001	Environmentalist
			2001
Nicole Livingstone		(1971–)	2006	Olympic swimmer, television sports commentator, and radio presenter[14]
Lorna Lloyd-Green		(1910–2002)	2001	Obstetrician and gynecologist
			2005	Advocate for breast cancer survivors[21]
Morag Loh			2008	Writer, historian and teacher[16]
			2017	Historian, social researcher and advocate for refugees
			2001	Founder of Aboriginal Community Elders Services (ACES)
		(1922–)	2004	Leader in law, women's health and education[11]
Lottie Lyell		(1890–1925)	2001	Actress, screenwriter, editor and filmmaker. Lyell is regarded as Australia's first film star, and also contributed to the local industry during the silent era with her collaborations with Raymond Longford.
			2001
Enid Lyons		(1897–1981)	2001	First woman to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives as well as the first woman appointed to the federal Cabinet. Prior to these achievements, she was best known as the wife of the Premier of Tasmania and later Prime Minister of Australia, Joseph Lyons.
Elizabeth Macarthur		(1766–1850)	2001	The first soldier's wife to arrive in New South Wales, Macarthur held court amongst officers of the New South Wales Corps, naval officers and members of the colonial administration.
			2020	Public sector policy reformer[6]
Jean Macnamara		(1899–1968)	2001	Australian medical doctor and scientist, best known for her contributions to children's health and welfare
			2017
			2008	Advocate for adult and community education[16]
Judy Maddigan		(1948–)	2001	Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2005. She was the member for the seat of Essendon from 1996 to 2010, representing the Australian Labor Party.
Eve Mahlab			2001	Co-founder and convener of the Australian Women Donors Network
			2009	Promoter of volunteerism[12]
		(1873–1957)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[9]
			2013	[15]
Ida Mann		(1893–1983)	2001	Ophthalmologist who diagnosed a trachoma epidemic amongst Indigenous people in the Kimberleys and traveled extensively in Western Australia in order to examine and treat Indigenous Australians.
Kerryn Manning		(1976–)	2006	Harness racer[14]
Patti Manolis			2016	Librarianship[30][31]
			2017	Activist and advocate for Victorian music industry
			2001
			2001
Hyllus Maris		(1933–1986)	2001
			2005	Leader in the Lake Tyers Aboriginal Community[21]
Fay Marles		(1926–)	2010	First Equal Opportunity Commissioner and the first woman Chancellor at the University of Melbourne[7]
			2019	Campaigner for the rights of diverse families and the LGBTIQ community[32]
Carol Martin		(1957–)	2001	Member for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Kimberley for the Australian Labor Party, having first been elected to that position in 2001 following the retirement of Ernie Bridge. She was the first Aboriginal woman to be elected to any Australian Federal, State or Territory Parliament.[37]
Sue Maslin			2018	[34]
			2001
			2001
Helen Mayo		(1878–1967)	2001	Medical doctor and medical educator
			2020	improving the lives of women, particularly the most disadvantaged, through access to better sexual and reproductive health care[6]
			2010	Military nursing leader[7]
Lorna McConchie		(1914–2001)	2004	Physical educator and netball administrator[11]
Isabella McDonagh		(1899–1982)	2001	Actor
Paulette McDonagh		(1901–1978)	2001	Film director
Phyllis McDonagh		(1900–1978)	2001	Film producer and production designer
			2008	Community activist[16]
			2019	Paediatric oncology nurse[32]
			2001
Heather McKay		(1941–)	2001	Squash player
			2017
Florence McKenzie		(1890–1982)	2001	Australia's first female electrical engineer, founder of the Women's Emergency Signalling Corps (WESC) and lifelong promoter for technical education for women.[38]
Shirley McKerrow		(1933–)	2001
Mary MacKillop		(1842–1909)	2001	Australian nun who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church, as St Mary of the Cross. She was a co-founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (the Josephites), a congregation of religious sisters that established a number of schools and welfare institutions throughout Australia and New Zealand, with an emphasis on education for the rural poor.
Fiona McLeod SC (barrister)		(1964–)	2014	[8]
		(1887–1932)	2002	Founder of the Obstetrics Department at the Queen Victoria hospital[19]
Ruth McNair			2017
			2020	First woman to serve in an executive role in any form of government administration in Victoria[6]
Hilary McPhee			2001	Publisher, editor and businessperson
Doris McRae		(1893–1988)	2001
			2006	Community worker with disabled migrants[14]
			2001
Nellie Melba		(1861–1931)	2001	Operatic soprano who became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian Era and the early 20th century. She was the first Australian to achieve international recognition as a classical musician.
Jean Melzer		(1926–2013)	2006	Senator representing the Australian Labor Party and Victoria[14]
			2009	Advocate for sex industry workers[12]
			2007	Advocate for migrant women[9]
Janet Michelmore			2013	[15]
Maggie Millar		(1941–)	2007	Actress[9]
		(1963–)	2004	Indigenous affairs activist[11]
Natalie Miller			2017
Nancy Millis		(1922–2012)	2003	Microbiologist, who introduced fermentation technologies to Australia and created the first applied microbiology course taught in an Australian university.[18]
			2001
Roma Mitchell		(1913–2000)	2001	First Australian woman to be a judge, a Queen's Counsel, a chancellor of an Australian university and the Governor of an Australian state.
			2001
			2001
Heather Mitchell		(1958–)	2001	Stage, television and film actor
			2001
Tracey Moffatt		(1960–)	2001	Photography and video artist
			2008	Advocate for Somali women[16]
			2014	RSM AO[8]
Joan Montgomery		(1925–)	2004	Leading educator[11]
			2017
		(1875–1949)	2008	Pacifist and women's rights activist[16]
			2020	Women's health expert[6]
Maxine Morand			2020	Advocate for women's rights, equality and healthcare[6]
			2008	Surf lifesaving leader[16]
			2001
		(1919–2004)	2005	Social and economic justice activist[21]
		(1942–)	2001	Nursing leader and unionist[11]
			2019	Owner/editor of Numurkah Leader[32]
May Moss		(1869–1948)	2008	Suffragist, welfare worker and women's rights activist[16]
		(1932–)	2002	Koori elder and community worker[19]
Brigitte Muir		(1958–)	2001	First Australian woman to climb Everest
			2005	Leader in the Lake Tyers Aboriginal Community[21]
Elisabeth Murdoch		(1909–2012)	2001	Philanthropist; widow of newspaper publisher Sir Keith Murdoch and the mother of Rupert Murdoch
			2020	Longest serving policewoman in Australasia[6]
Joy Murphy Wandin			2001	Indigenous Australian, Senior Wurundjeri elder of the Kulin alliance in Victoria, Australia. She has given the traditional welcome to country greeting at many Melbourne events and to many distinguished visitors
		(1930–)	2003	Councillor and community worker in East Gippsland[18]
			2001
Marcia Neave		(1944–)	2006	Justice appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria, Court of Appeals division in 2006[14]
			2008	Gynaecological oncologist[16]
			2001
		(1940–)	2003	Advocate for immigrants who helped establish the Australian Vietnamese Women's Welfare Association[18]
		(1971–)	2002	Advocate for Vietnamese youth[19]
Gladys Nicholls		(1908–1961)	2008	Indigenous community leader[16]
			2008	Victoria Police officer[16]
			2001
Christine Nixon		(1953–)	2001	Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police from 2001 to 2009
			2010	Community and legal advocate[7]
Oodgeroo Noonuccal		(1920–1993)	2001	Poet, political activist, artist and educator. She was also a campaigner for Aboriginal rights.[39] Oodgeroo was best known for her poetry, and was the first Aboriginal Australian to publish a book of verse.[40]
Ada Norris		(1901–1989)	2001	Women's rights activist and community worker. She founded the UNAA National Status of Women Network in 1974 and served as President of Australia's National Council of Women. In 1975 Norris headed the Australian International Women's Year Committee.
			2019	Leader in civic responsibility and emergency services[32]
			2005	Educator of women prisoners[21]
		(1944–)	2004	Leading public relations professional[11]
			2001
Ailsa O'Connor		(1921–1980)	2001	sculptor
Deirdre O'Connor		(1941–)	2001
Lowitja O'Donoghue		(1932–)	2001	Aboriginal Australian retired public administrator. She was inaugural chairperson of the now dissolved Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC).
			2019	Allergy and asthma researcher[32]
		(1911–)	2002	Social justice activist and campaigner for Indigenous rights[19]
		(1951–)	2004	Turkish community leader[11]
Clare Oliver		(1981–2007)	2009	Journalist who campaigned to ban the use of tanning beds before dying from melanoma.[12]
Lecki Ord			2001	Architect and the first woman to be Lord Mayor of Melbourne
			2001
Ethel Osborne		(1882–1968)	2008	Advocate for better working conditions for women[16]
Pat O'Shane		(1941–)	2001	Magistrate of the Local Court of New South Wales and former head of the and Chancellor of the University of New England
Mary Owen		(1921–2017)	2001	Feminist and unionist; co-founder of the Working Women's Centre in Melbourne[41]
Nettie Palmer		(1885–1964)	2001	Poet, essayist and leading literary critic
			2009	Advocate for women councillors and multicultural communities[12]
Judith Parker		(1950–)	2001
			2014	[8]
			2007	Advocate for migrant communities[9]
Mary Paton			2001	Co-founder of the Nursing Mothers' Association
			2020	Gunai policewoman advocating for Aboriginal women[6]
Georgia Paxton			2016	refugees and asylum seekers[30][31]
Michelle Payne		(1985–)	2016	First woman jockey to win the Melbourne Cup[30][31]
Millie Peacock		(1870–1948)	2002	First woman elected to the Parliament of Victoria[19]
Colleen Pearce			2016	public advocate[30][31]
			2001
			2018	[34]
			2020	Aboriginal educator[6]
Nova Peris		(1971–)	2001	Olympic athlete
			2011	Aboriginal elder and community leader[20]
Anne Phelan		(1944–2019)	2008	Actress and HIV activist[16]
			2020	Improving justice and education in the community[6]
			2009	Campaigner for equality in the Anglican Church[12]
			2007	General secretary of the Victorian Council of Churches[9]
Janet Powell		(1942–2013)	2001	Senator for Victoria, representing the Australian Democrats and later the Australian Greens
Jeanne Pratt			2001	Journalist, philanthropist, and spouse of Richard Pratt
Joyce Price		(1915–2009)	2006	Leader of Girl Guides Australia and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).[14]
		(1922–)	2003	Union leader and advocate for women's rights[18]
Susan Provan			2017	Director of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival[42]
			2011	International development worker[20]
			2001
		(1933–)	2009	Social justice advocate[11]
			2020	cancer control and prevention activities in Victoria, Australia, and globally[6]
Fanny Reading		(1884–1974)	2010	Social justice activist[7]
Dimity Reed		(1942–)	2003	Architect and promoter of public housing and urban design[18]
Mary Reibey		(1777–1855)	2001	Englishwoman who was transported to Australia as a convict but went on to become a successful businesswoman in Sydney
			2001
Belle Reid		(1883–1945)	2007	Pioneer veterinary surgeon[9]
Elizabeth Anne Reid		(1942–)	2001	development practitioner, feminist and academic with a distinguished career in and significant contribution to national and international public service. She founded, established and worked with a number of pioneering and specialised United Nations institutions, government agencies and non-governmental organisations. Reid was appointed the world's first advisor on women's affairs to a head of state by the Australian Labor Government of Gough Whitlam in 1973.[43]
Margaret Reid		(1935–)	2001	First woman to be President of the Australian Senate
Marilyn Renfree		(1947–)	2019	Zoologist and conservationist[32]
			2001
			2011	Founding member of the Council of Single Mothers and their Children[20]
Fay Patricia Richards			2016	disabilities[30][31]
Ethel Richardson		(1870–1946)	2001
Bessie Rischbieth		(1874–1967)	2001	Influential and early Australian feminist and social activist. A leading or founding member of many social reform groups, such as the Women's Service Guilds, the Australian Federation of Women Voters and their periodical The Dawn, Rischbieth sought to establish international campaigns for social change and human rights.
			2001
			2001
			2020	Professor researching metabolomics[6]
		(1872–1932)	2001	Community and political worker[44]
			2012	Co-founder and first President of the International Women's Development Agency[13]
Doreen Rosenthal			2007	Researcher into sexuality and reproductive health[9]
			2020	Working to overcome educational disadvantage[6]
Coral Ross			2019	Mayor Emeritus of Boroondara Council[32]
			2001
			2012	Advocate for vulnerable children and founder of the Mirabel Foundation[13]
Marilyn Rowe		(1946–)	2001	First graduate of the Australian Ballet School to be appointed its director, in 1999
			2020	Advocate for human rights of people with disabilities[6]
Nicola Roxon		(1967–)	2014	Former Attorney-General of Australia and member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the seat of Gellibrand[8]
		(1975–)	2003	Indigenous leader[18]
			2001
		(1927–2007)	2009	Pioneer in girls' education[12]
			2019	Advocate and change agent for gender equality, women’s rights and social justice[32]
Louisa Angelina Santospirito			2001
			2006	First female announcer on BTV6 in Ballarat[14]
			2012	Educator, medical scientist, and advocate for human rights[13]
Louise Sauvage		(1973–)	2001	Paralympic wheelchair racer
			2013	[15]
Vera Scantlebury Brown		(1889–1946)	2001	Medical practitioner and pediatrician
		(1940–2010)	2011	Teacher and leader with Girl Guides and the Salvation Army[20]
			2011	Businesswoman, board member and community advocate[20]
Evelyn Scott		(1936–2017)	2001	Chair of the National Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation and advocate for Indigenous Australians[45]
Joan Scott			2019	Advocate for people with disability or mental illness in the Victorian justice system[32]
Margaret Scott		(1922–2019)	2001	South African-born dancer who participated in the negotiations with the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust that led to the formation of The Australian Ballet in 1962. Scott was appointed director of the Australian Ballet School in 1964, heading the school until 1990.
Jocelynne Scutt		(1947–)	2001	Feminist lawyer, writer and commentator
Peta Searle			2017
			2005	Leader in the Lake Tyers Aboriginal Community[21]
Frances Separovic		(c.1954–)	2018	Change agent[34]
Kay Setches		(1944–)	2001
Hannah Mary Helen Sexton		(1863–1950)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[9]
			2005	Community activist[21]
			2001
			2020	CEO and co-founder of Care Leavers Australasia Network (CLAN)[6]
			2001
			2008	Advocate for rural women[16]
			2011	Advocate for vocational education[20]
			2011	Chief Executive and Conciliator of the Victorian Equal Opportunity Commission[20]
			2012	Public interest lawyer and Chair of the Victorian Equal Opportunity Commission from 2003 to 2008[13]
Helen Smith		(1953–)	2010	Olympic fencing champion and first Australian woman to become a qualified Fencing Master at Arms[7]
		(1948–)	2003	Theatre administrator at the Playbox Theatre[18]
Catherine Helen Spence		(1825–1910)	2001	Author, teacher, journalist, politician and leading suffragette
			2001
			2020	Advocate for people with autism[6]
			2019	Advocate for human rights and gender equity[32]
			2004	Philanthropist and feminist[11]
			2010	Advocate for Indigenous communities[7]
			2017
			2001
Anna Stewart		(1947–1983)	2001	Trade union official and pioneering advocate for women's rights in labour law
Nellie Stewart		(1858–1931)	2001	Actress and singer, known as "Our Nell" and "Sweet Nell"
			2020	Aboriginal Elder and Boon Wurrung language educator[6]
		(1952–)	2004	Macedonian community leader and international educator[11]
Emily Mary Page Stone		(1865–1910)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[9]
Grace Clara Stone		(1860–1957)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[9]
Constance Stone		(1856–1902)	2001	First woman to practice medicine in Australia. Stone played an important role in founding the Queen Victoria Hospital in Melbourne
		(1933–1997)	2004	Feminist, human rights and equal opportunity campaigner[11]
Jessie Street		(1889–1970)	2001	Suffragette, feminist and human rights campaigner
Shirley Strickland		(1925–2004)	2001	Athlete who won more Olympic medals than any other Australian in running sports
Maha Sukkar			2018	[34]
Anne Summers		(1945–)	2001	Writer, columnist, feminist, editor and publisher. She was formerly Australia's First Assistant Secretary of the Office of the Status of Women.
Selina Sutherland		(1839–1909)	2010	Social justice activist and advocate for neglected children[7]
Lyn Swinburne		(1952–)	2002	Women's advocate, inspirational speaker and founder of Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA)[19]
Dorothy Tangney		(1911–1985)	2001	Politician and the first woman member of the Australian Senate
Collette Tayler		(1951–2017)	2018	Contribution to early childhood education[34]
Bronwyn Taylor		(1962–)	2004	Pre-school teacher and community volunteer[11]
		(1944–)	2002	Feminist and lesbian activist[19]
Mavis Taylor		(1915–2007)	2003	Humanitarian who worked for the people of East Timor[18]
			2001
Florence Taylor		(1879–1969)	2001	First qualified female architect and the first woman to train as an engineer in Australia
			2012	Professor and community health advocate[13]
Judy Tegart-Dalton		(1937–)	2019	Advocate for the advancement of female tennis players[32]
			2003	Campaigner against sexual harassment[18]
			2001
			2001
			2019	Academic and advocate for women in engineering and mathematics[32]
			2005	Advocate for migrant health[21]
Freda Thompson		(1909–1980)	2001	Pioneer aviator and the first Australian woman to fly solo from the United Kingdom to Australia
			2017	Obstetrician and gynaecologist improving maternal health, founder Monash Health Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit
			2001
Pauline Toner		(1935–1989)	2001	First female cabinet minister in the Parliament of Victoria
			2013	Arts Management practitioner, academic and consultant [15]
Patricia Toop			2016	workers' rights[30][31]
			2020	Australian-Vietnamese community worker[6]
			2012	Horticulture industry leader[13]
Judith Troeth		(1940–)	2012	Member of the Australian Senate[13]
			2020	Advocate for multiculturalism, the environment and prevention of violence against women[6]
Marge Tucker		(1904–1996)	2001	Indigenous activist and writer
			2001
			2001
Jessie Vasey		(1897–1966)	2001	Founder and President of the War Widows' Guild of Australia. Honoured in 2001 and 2008.[16]
Peggy van Praagh		(1910–1990)	2011	Ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, repetiteur, producer, advocate and director[20]
Svetha Venkatesh			2018	[34]
			2005	Campaigner against eating disorders[21]
Aunty Joan Agnes Vickery			2016	Aboriginal health[30][31]
Hong Vo		(1957–)	2001	Vietnamese Australian social worker from Melbourne and member of pro-democracy organization Viet Tan who was arrested in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam in 2010 for participating in a peaceful political demonstration in Hanoi, Vietnam affirming Vietnam's sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly islands
			2019	Reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist[32]
			2007	Counsellor for Nursing Mothers Australia and community worker in Narre Warren[9]
		(1946–)	2002	Health activist[19]
			2001
			2014	[8]
			2001
			2001
Therese Walsh			2013	[15]
Sylvia Walton		(1941–)	2014	[8]
			2001
			2019	Aboriginal Elder and cultural awareness educator[32]
Gai Waterhouse		(1954–)	2001	Horse trainer, businesswoman and former actress
Kathryn Watt		(1964–)	2019	Racing cyclist and photographer[32]
			2006	Olympic basketball player[14]
			2013	[15]
			2007	City of Whitehorse Councillor and proponent of local governance[9]
Ivy Weber		(1892–1976)	2001	First woman elected at a general election in Victoria and the first non-major party woman in Australia to win a seat
Rachel Webster		(1951–)	2010	Astrophysicist and researcher on climate change and alternative energy[7]
			2005	Women's rights activist[21]
			2001
Eva West		(1888–1969)	2018	[34]
			2008	Fitzroy City Councillor and advocate of social planning[16]
Beth Wilson			2008	Victoria's Health Services Commissioner[16]
Jan Wilson		(1939–2010)	2017	Politician, chairman of Greyhound Racing Victoria, and animal welfare activist [46]
Linzi Wilson-Wilde			2014	[8]
E. Marelyn Wintour-Coghlan			2014	Physiologist who has focused her career on the endocrinology of the pregnant mother and foetus[8]
		(1936–)	2003	Advocate for Indigenous Australians[18]
			2012	Social justice advocate and campaigner for victims of sexual assault[13]
			2013	[15]
			2001
			2008	Indigenous leader[16]
Dianne Yerbury		(1941–)	2001	Academic and university administrator. Yerbury was the Vice-Chancellor of Macquarie University from 1987 to 2005.
Simone Young		(1961–)	2001	Conductor
Stella Young		(1982–2014)	2017	Disability rights activist
Wilma Young		(1916–2001)	2001	Nurse with the Australian Army during World War II
		(1940–)	2002	Volunteer in the Greek community[19]

See also[]

• List of awards honoring women

References[]