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 reviewed by an independent panel of women.^[2] A short list of candidates is then sent to the Victorian Government Minister for Women for her consideration and selection.^[3]

The Honour Roll celebrates exceptional women in Victoria who have made significant and lasting contributions to their communities, the nation or the world.^[4] Women are recognised for their achievements in a broad range of fields, including science, arts, environment, law, social justice, family violence prevention, research, health, media and education.^[3]

As of 2021^[update], more than 600 women have been inducted onto the Honour Roll.^[5] The Office of Women's Policy produces commemorative booklets that contain biographical sketches of each woman inducted onto the Honour Roll.^[6]

Inductees[edit]

Victorian Honour Roll of Women

Name	Image	Birth–Death	Year	Area of achievement
Diana R. Abruzzi			2020	Founder and International Chairman of the International Women's Federation of Commerce and Industry (IWFCI)[7]
Mary Agostino			2021	Leadership in health during COVID-19 pandemic[8]
Doreen Akkerman			2010	Director at Cancer Council Victoria[9]
Susan Alberti		(1947–)	2014	Businesswoman, philanthropist and Vice President of the Western Bulldogs Football Club[10]
Lilian Helen Alexander		(1862–1934)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[11]
Elizabeth Alfred		(1914–2015)	2001	Head Deaconess, and first woman priested in Melbourne[12]
Beth Allen		(1958–)	2004	Rural community nurse[13]
Rowena Allen			2009	Advocate for GLBTI communities, refugees, youth and single parents[14]
Dianne Alley			2001	Women's rights activist
Lyn Allison		(1946–)	2012	Member of the Australian Senate from 1996 to 2008[15]
Leila Alloush			2006	Founding member of the Islamic Women's Welfare Council of Victoria[16]
Betty Amsden		(1926-2017)	2013	Volunteer, philanthropist and supporter of arts and animal welfare organisations[17]
Alice Elizabeth Foley Anderson		(1897–1926)	2020	Mechanic, and owner of Alice Anderson Motor Service[7]
Carla Anderson			2008	Advocate for Victoria's Deaf and Deafblind community[18]
Marilyn Anderson			2014	FAA, FTSE[10]
Maybanke Anderson		(1845–1927)	2001	Reformer involved in women's suffrage and federation
Mary Anderson		(–1956)	2001	Salvation Army Officer[19]
Phyllis Andy			2007	Indigenous community leader[11]
Vasso Apostolopoulos		(1970–)	2004	Medical researcher[13]
Alice Appleford		(1891–1968)	2008	War heroine, nurse and humanitarian[18]
Brenda Appleton			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[18]
Hana Assafiri			2017
Jill Astbury			2008	Researcher into violence against women[18]
Anne Astin			2010	Biochemist and forensic scientist[9]
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
Varvara Athanasiou-Ioannou		(1953–)	2003	Human resources consultant[20]
Geraldine Atkinson			2008	Koori educator[18]
Mary Atkinson			2001
Elizabeth Austin		(1821–1910)	2012	Pioneer and philanthropist during the late 19th century[15]
Ruth Austin		(1922–)	2003	Provider of welfare for infants[20]
Maya Avdibegovic			2020	Advocate for victims of family violence[7]
Samia Baho			2008	Social justice activist[18]
Dianne Bailey-Tribe			2007	Community worker concerned with autism[11]
Rosanna Baini		(1963–)	2002	Community worker and Commissioner of the Victorian Multicultural Commission[21]
Heather Baird			2023	Foster care
Bianca Baldassi			2001	Worked with the Association of Senior Italian Citizens Clubs of Victoria and the Italian Pensioners Club of Northcote
Esmerelda Bamblett (Aunty Esme)			2023	Bangerang, Wiradjuri and Taungurung woman, community advocate, educator, researcher and writer
Muriel Bamblett			2011	Yorta Yorta indigenous leader[22]
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
Helen Barnacle		(1953–)	2004	Legal rights and social justice activist[13]
Jody Barney			2021	Advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities[8]
Susan Barton			2012	Founder and Director of the Lighthouse Foundation for Homeless Youth[15]
Nina Bassat		(1939–)	2003	Leader in Victoria's Jewish community[20]
Karen Batt			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[20]
Isabel Joy Bear			2005	Scientific researcher[23]
Annette Bear-Crawford		(1853–1899)	2007	Women's suffragist and federationist[11]
Rosalyn Beaton			2009	Advocate for English as a second language students[14]
Marilyn Beaumont			2007	Executive Director of Women's Health Victoria[11]
Beryl Beaurepaire		(1923–2018)	2001	Activist and politician
Linda Beilharz			2006	First Australian woman to reach the South Pole[16]
Jane Bell			2013	Nursing advocate and pioneer[17]
Laura Bell		(1936–)	2001	Gunditjmara educator who chairs the Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated (VAEAI) and founded the Winda-Mara Aboriginal Co-operative[24]
Lisa Bellear		(1961–2006)	2008	Indigenous Australian poet, photographer, activist, spokeswoman, dramatist, comedian and broadcaster.[18][25]
Carmel Benjamin		(1932–)	2004	Criminal justice advocate[13]
Concetta Benn		(1926–2011)	2002	Social justice activist[21]
Lou Bennett			2017	Musician and performer [26]
Mary Bennett		(1881–1961)	2001	Educator and advocate of Aboriginal rights[27]
Elleni Bereded-Samuel			2006	Community worker and advocate for migrant women[16]
Dagmar Berne		(c. 1865–1900)	2001	Medical doctor and the first female student to study medicine in Australia
Maria Berry			2020	Women's football player, administrator, coach and board member[7]
Wilma Beswick			2013	Clinical educator[17]
Gulghotai Bezhan			2021	Afghan community leader[8]
Carrie Bickmore		(1980–)	2017	radio and television presenter
Patricia Bigham			2017
Jocelyn Bignold			2009	Supporter of women prisoners[14]
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[15][28]
Josie Black			2007	Community activist and educator[11]
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.[9]
Jean Edna Blackburn		(1919–2001)	2002	Academic, educator and policy maker[21]
Margaret Blackwood		(1909–1986)	2001	Botanist and geneticist [29]
Penny Blazey			2005	Advocate for sustainability and East Timorese women[23]
Walda Blow			2012	Yorta Yorta elder and community activist[15]
Dianne Boddy			2014	Hon FIE Aust, CPEng[10]
Pamela Bone			2001	Journalist
Anna Booth			2001	Business executive
Eleanor Bourke			2010	Pioneering Aboriginal activist[9]
Margaret Bourke			2001
Terry Bracks			2011	Advocate for youth and women and founder of Western Chances[22]
Antoinette Braybrook			2020	Campaigner against family violence, particularly in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community[7]
Marie Breen		(1902–1993)	2010	Member of the Australian Senate representing the Liberal Party of Australia[9]
Carolyn Briggs			2005	Elder of the Bunurong people[23]
Geraldine Briggs			2001
Ivy Brooks			2001
Joyce Brown		(1938–)	2001	Australian netball team coach[30]
Sally Brown		(1950–)	2003	Family court judge and first woman Chief Magistrate of Victoria[20]
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.[20]
Anne Brunell		(1970–)	2007	Paralympic athlete[11]
Lucy Meredith Bryce		(1897–1968)	2001	Hematologist [31]
Dorothy Buckland-Fuller		(1922–2019)	2001	Human rights activist, migrant community advocate and sociologist
Vivian Bullwinkel		(1915–2000)	2001	Nurse, prisoner of war
Gina Bundle			2020	maternity care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women[7]
Eva Burrows		(1929–2015)	2001	13th General of the Salvation Army
Betty Burstall		(1926–2013)	2001	Founder, La Mama[32]
Muriel Bush			2001
Betty Butcher		(1925–1999)	2006	Cricketer[16]
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
Sheila Byard			2017	Services to women
Val Byth			2001
Karen Cain			2023	Community leadership
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
Louise Margaret Cannon			2009	Melbourne's first woman fire station officer[14]
Elaine Canty			2006	First female sports broadcaster on ABC radio and television[16]
Eileen Capocchi		(1925–2019)	2010	Advocate for migrant and working women's rights[9]
Carol Carey			2020	International resuscitation educator[7]
Simone Carson			2016	sustainable food security[33][34]
Fay Carter		(1935–)	2004	Aboriginal community leader[13]
Rebecca Casson			2021	First woman CEO of Master Builders Victoria[8]
Marie Elizabeth Amy Castilla		(1868–1898)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[11]
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.
Wes Wai-Sum Chau			2012	Community organiser and advocate for cultural diversity[15]
Jean Cheshire			2006	Religious educator[16]
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
Catherine Cini			2019	CEO of GriefLine Family and Community Services[35]
Adrienne Clarke		(1938–)	2001	Professor of Botany at University of Melbourne
Billi Clarke		(1958–)	2004	Campaigner against family violence[13]
Sally Cockburn		(1958–)	2010	Medical practitioner, activist and radio personality[9]
Judith Cohen		(1926–)	2002	Lawyer, Commissioner of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission and founding member of the National Council of Jewish Women's Foundation[21]
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[11]
Marie Coleman		(1933–)	2001	Activist, public servant and journalist
Colleen Mary Condliffe			2009	Advocate for rural farmers[14]
Zoe Condliffe			2021	She's a Crowd founder and advocate to end gender-based violence[8]
Margaret (Madge) Connor		(c.1874–1952)	2019	Advocate for policewomen's rights[35]
Cecilia Conroy			2011	Educator of special needs children[22]
Bev Cook			2010	Community leader from Mallee[9]
Lynn Corcoran			2013	Laboratory head Molecular Immunology Division Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne[17]
Edwina Cornish			2013	Professor at Monash University[17]
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
Lynne Coulson Barr			2014	[10]
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[13]
Joanne Crawford			2021	Gender equality, sustainable development and anti-poverty work[8]
Susan Crennan		(1945–)	2013	Judge and lawyer[17]
Catherine Crock			2013	Pioneer of patient-centred care[17]
Mary Crooks			2001
Ruth Hope Crow		(1916–1999)	2008	Community activist[18]
Elizabeth Crowther			2012	Chief Executive of the Mental Illness Fellowship of Victoria[15]
Martha Curnow			2014	[10]
Pamela Curr			2009	Human rights campaigner[14]
Betty Cuthbert		(1938–2017)	2001	Olympic athlete
Margaret Cuthbertson			2001
Marg D’Arcy		(1950–)	2003	Campaigner against violence directed towards women[20]
Janice Margaret Dale			2005	Nurse and mentor to women[23]
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.[36]
Dur-e Dara			2001	Philanthropist and restaurateur
Lisa Darmanin		(1991–)	2016	competitive sailor and activist for women's equality[33]
Louise Davidson			2008	Fundraiser for breast cancer research[18]
Anne Davie			2005	Community worker in southwest Gippsland[23]
Sandie de Wolf			2011	Children's welfare activist[22]
Linda Dessau		(1953–)	2018	29th Governor of Victoria and first female[37]
Maria Dimopoulos		(1965–)	2012	Women's rights activist[21]
Noeleen Dix			2016	netball administration[33][34]
Maria Dudycz			2018	Human rights for people with disabilities[37]
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.
Fay Duncan			2014	[10]
Trisha Dunning			2014	AM[10]
Fanny Durack		(1889–1956)	2001	Swimmer
Helen Durham		(1968–)	2014	[10]
Ella Ebery		(1915–)	2004	Journalist and community advocate[13]
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[37]
Mary Jeevaranee Eliezer			2001
Liz Ellis		(1973–)	2006	Netball player[16]
Ngaire Elwood			2022	Advancing regenerative medicine, cord blood, stem cells and cancer research.
Mary Evans			2001
Yvonne Evans			2009	Community worker[14]
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
June Factor			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.
Lynette Fearn-Wannan			2009	Pioneer in child care and community services[14]
Linda Fenton		(1956–2000)	2003	Aboriginal community leader[20]
Doseena Fergie			2016	Aboriginal wellbeing[33][34]
Dale Fisher			2011	First woman to be Chief Executive of the Royal Women's Hospital[22]
Julia Flynn			2001	educationist
Christine Forster		(1939–)	2004	Conservationist and natural resource manager[13]
Maria Forsyth			2020	Chemistry researcher making Australia environmentally sustainable[7]
Lilian Fowler		(1886–1954)	2001	Australia's first female mayor
Irene Frangioudaki			2013	Journalist in Victoria's Hellenic community[17]
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 Keep Australia Beautiful movement, and worked for Freedom from Hunger, raising millions of dollars for charity
Jan Fullerton			2001
Belinda Gabbe			2018	[37]
Raffaela Galati-Brown			2001	Principal of the Northern College of the Arts & Technology
Rhonda Louise Galbally		(1948–)	2005	Founding CEO of Our Community Pty.[23]
Mary Galea		(1951–)	2014	[10]
Jessica Gallagher		(1986–)	2018	Board Director Vision 2020 Australia[37]
Jill Gallagher			2009	Community activist[14]
Michelle Gallaher			2018	Life sciences and health sector advocatea[37]
Elfreda Hilda Gamble		(1871–1947)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[11]
Sherryl Garbutt		(1948–)	2016	Labor politician[33][34]
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[21]
Virginia Geddes			2016	[33]
Sylvia Gelman			2012	Jewish community elder; Life Governor and President of the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia[15]
Amanda George			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
Sandra George			2005	Community leader and educator[23]
Paula Gerber			2011	Academic specialising in Construction Law and International Human Rights Law[22]
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[11]
Hetty Gilbert			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
Gwenyth Marie Goedecke			2009	Councillor and advocate for women[14]
Sally Goldner			2016	LGBTI rights[33][34]
Vida Goldstein		(1869–1949)	2001	Feminist politician who campaigned for women's suffrage and social reform
Monica Gould		(1957)	2018	[37]
Nellie Gould		(1860–1941)	2011	WWI nurse
Helen Gow			2001
Mary Grant Bruce		(1878–1958)	2002	Children's author and journalist[21]
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[11]
Janet Lindsay Greig		(1874–1950)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[11]
Diana Gribble		(1942–2011)	2001	Publisher, book editor and businessperson
Pamela Griffin		(1939–)	2002	Koori educator and community worker[21]
Doreen Griffiths			2001
Laureen Grimes			2020	Army Reservist since 1980[7]
Patricia Grimshaw		(1938–)	2008	Pioneering women's historian[18]
Bella Guerin		(1858–1923)	2001	Feminist, women's activist women's suffragist, anti-conscriptionist, political activist and schoolteacher
Carmel Guerra			2005	Founder of Ethnic Youth Issues Network and the Centre for Multicultural Youth Issues[23]
Margaret Guilfoyle		(1926–2020)	2001	Senator for the state of Victoria from 1971 to 1987
Robyn Guymer			2021	Macular degeneration specialist[8]
Be Ha			2016	multiculturalism[33][34]
Molly Hadfield		(1922–)	2006	Social justice activist[16]
Jean Hailes		(1926–1988)	2012	Established the first women's health clinic in Australia at Prince Henry's Hospital in 1971[15]
Janine Haines		(1945–2004)	2001	First female federal parliamentary leader of an Australian political party
Edith Hall		(1933–2011)	2001	Suffragist and campaigner for the disabled[38]
Lesley Hall			2014	[10]
Gertrude Halley		(1867–1939)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[11]
Ann Halpen		(1939–2009)	2010	Founder of Wellsprings for Women[9]
Amara Hamid			2012	Advocate for women from culturally and linguistically diverse communities[15]
Julia Hammer			2001
Felicity Hampel		(1955–)	2001	Human rights lawyer and judge of the County Court of Victoria
Clare Hanlon			2018	Advocate for women in sport[37]
Roz Hansen			2001	Urban planner
Lisa Happ			2013	[17]
Lisa Hardeman			2019	Policewoman and women's AFL supporter[35]
Nessie Ivy Hardy		(1936–2007)	2009	Environmental campaigner[14]
Shirley Harlock			2012	Advocate for women in Victoria's dairy industry[15]
Tricia Harper			2011	Social justice activist and advocate for single mothers[22]
Norasiah Hasan			2001
Sherene Hassan			2018	Ambassador for Muslim community[37]
Joanna Hayter			2016	Gender equality advocate[33][34]
Karen Hayes			2017
Muriel Heagney		(1885–1974)	2001	Trade unionist and feminist
Karen Heap			2020	CEO of Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative[7]
Jessie Henderson			2001	Social welfare worker
Helen Herrman		(1947–)	2013	Professor of Psychiatry[17]
Lesley Hewitt			2010	Advocate for sexual assault victims[9]
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.
Kathy Hilton			2008	Youth advocate[18]
Yvonne Ho			2013	[17]
Barbara Hocking			2006	Barrister and advocate for Native title in Australia[16]
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[20]
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[35]
Janet Horn			2001
Shirley Horne			2001
Philomena Horsley			2001	Medical anthropologist and social inequalities advocate
Keran Howe			2010	Advocate for women with disabilities[9]
Josie Howie			2018	Advocate for high risk youth[37]
May Hu			2010	Broadcaster and ambassador for Melbourne's Chinese community[9]
Sian Hughes			2006	Paediatrician[16]
Jessica Hull		(1915–2000)	2004	Social activist for women's rights[13]
Catherine Humphreys			2016	safety of women and children[33][34]
Ruby Hutchinson			2001	Founder of Choice
Nellie Ibbotti			2001
Nazra Ibrahim		(1963–)	2002	Community worker in the Islamic community[21]
Adelaide Eliza Ironside		(1831–1867)	2001	Artist
Donna Jackson			2001	Founder of the Women's Circus
Helen Jackson			2009	Educator[14]
Margaret Jackson		(1953–)	2001	Corporate executive
Marjorie Jackson		(1931–)	2001	Olympic athlete and former Governor of South Australia
Aunty Lola James			2021	Aboriginal health and child welfare and foster carer[8]
Margaret Ellen James			2021	Advocate for women's right in universities[8]
Ann Jarvis			2005	Farm manager and advocate of rural education[23]
Sandie Jeffs			2001	SANE Australia ambassador
Dagmar Jenkins			2020	Providing people with cognitive and speech-related disabilities with access to tailored sexual assault response services[7]
Misty Jenkins			2020	Advocate for gender equity, Aboriginal health and education[7]
Barbara Jennings			2007	Community leader in women's health[11]
Chris Jennings			2011	Advocate for women with disabilities[22]
Margaret Jennings		(1949–)	2009	Cricketer[14]
Yvonne Jennings			2012	Community leader[15]
Alana Johnson			2018	Advocate for gender equality[37]
Gertrude Johnson		(1894–1973)	2005	Coloratura soprano and founder of the National Theatre in Melbourne[23]
Melva Johnson		(1935–)	2002	Koori activist and community leader[21]
Liz Jones		(1946–)	2002	Actress and artistic director of La Mama Theatre[21]
Mel Jones		(1972–)	2017	Cricketer and television cricket commentator
Jill Joslyn			2011	Nurse, businesswoman and community services professional[22]
Stella Kariofylldis			2001	Councillor
Margaret Keats		(1893–1970)	2008	Veterinary science pioneer[18]
Marie Kehoe			2006	Director at Australian Catholic University[16]
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[33][34]
Moira Kelly		(1964–)	2014	humanitarian[10]
Gaby Kennard		(1944–)	2001	First Australian woman to circumnavigate the globe by airplane
Mary Kenneally			2016	women in the arts and comedy[33][34]
Kate Kennedy			2021	human rights advocate[8]
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
Nerida Kerr			2013	[17]
Sika Kerry			2008	Advocate for women and migrants and the first woman councillor in Footscray[18]
Zuleyha Keskin				Advocate for the Australian-Muslim community[7]
Winifred Kiek		(1884–1975)	2001	In 1927 first woman ordained to Protestant Christian church in Australia
Lynne Killeen			2019	Advocate for Aboriginal women in custody[35]
Christine Kilpatrick			2014	[10]
Priscilla Kincaid-Smith		(1926–2015)	2001	Physician and researcher, specializing in nephrology
Dr Skye Kinder				Health equality advocate[8]
Bronwyn King			2018	Anti-tobacco campaigner[39]
Donna King			2006	Advocate for prisoners[16]
Ethleen King			2006	Lawyer and founder of organisations[16]
Ingeborg King			2016	sculptor[33][34]
Rosie King			2021	Advocate for gender equality in sport[8]
Rae Kingsbury			2017
Aviva Kipen			2001	Rabbi
Maria Kirk			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[22]
Lillian Kloot			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.[11]
Ayse Köksüz			2006	Community leader[16]
Kim Koop			2017	Mental health advocate
Ellen Koshland			2018	[37]
Margo Koskelainen			2006	Softball umpire[16]
Jayashri Kulkarni			2011	Mental health researcher[22]
Ngarla Kunoth-Monks			2001
Tamara Kwarteng			2020	Advocate for equitable access to effective sexual and reproductive health programs in the Pacific[7]
Jean Laby		(1915–2008)	2009	Pioneer atmospherics physicist[14]
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[16]
Cuc Lam			2007	Councillor active in the migrant community[11]
Mary Lambe			2001
Toni Lamond		(1932–)	2001	Cabaret singer, stage and television actor, dancer and comedian
Taryn Lane			2021	Community energy and community-led climate activist[8]
Marcia Langton		(1951–)	2001	Leading Aboriginal scholar who holds the Foundation Chair in Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne
Eleanor Latham		(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
Marion Lau			2011	Advocate for migrant women[22]
Louisa Lawson		(1848–1920)	2001	Poet, writer, publisher, suffragist, and feminist. She was the mother of the poet and author Henry Lawson.
Betty Lawson		(1920–)	2003	First woman President of the Technical Teachers Association of Victoria[20]
Judith Lazarus			2013	[17]
Mary Lee		(1821–1909)	2001	Irish-Australian suffragist and social reformer in South Australia
Ilma Lever			2001	Founding member of Disabled Motorists Australia
Sharon Lewin			2019	Infectious disease physician and researcher[35]
Pranee Liamputtong			2007	Advocate for migrant women[11]
Celeste Liddle		1978–	2017	Indigenous feminist and unionist
Joan Lindros			2001	Environmentalist
Beryl Lindsay			2001
Nicole Livingstone		(1971–)	2006	Olympic swimmer, television sports commentator, and radio presenter[16]
Jenny Lloyd			2021	Bushfire recovery work[8]
Lorna Lloyd-Green		(1910–2002)	2001	Obstetrician and gynecologist
Susan Lockwood			2005	Advocate for breast cancer survivors[23]
Morag Loh		(1935-2019)	2008	Writer, historian and teacher[18]
Rafaela Lopez			2017	Historian, social researcher and advocate for refugees
Iris Lovett-Gardiner			2001	Founder of Aboriginal Community Elders Services (ACES)
Selba Gondoza Luka			2021	Youth mental health of African-Australians[8]
Margaret Lusink		(1922–)	2004	Leader in law, women's health and education[13]
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.
Helen Lynch			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.
Natalie MacDonald			2020	Public sector policy reformer[7]
Jean Macnamara		(1899–1968)	2001	Australian medical doctor and scientist, best known for her contributions to children's health and welfare
Jessica Macpherson			2017
Helen Macrae			2008	Advocate for adult and community education[18]
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
Gloria Mahoney			2009	Promoter of volunteerism[14]
Bertha Main		(1873–1957)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[11]
Tricia Malowney			2013	[17]
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[16]
Patti Manolis			2016	Librarianship[33][34]
Helen Marcou			2017	Activist and advocate for Victorian music industry
Melba Marginson			2001
Betty Marginson			2001
Hyllus Maris		(1933–1986)	2001
Ivy Marks			2005	Leader in the Lake Tyers Aboriginal Community[23]
Fay Marles		(1926–)	2010	First Equal Opportunity Commissioner and the first woman Chancellor at the University of Melbourne[9]
Felicity Marlowe			2019	Campaigner for the rights of diverse families and the LGBTIQ community[35]
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.[40]
Sue Maslin			2018	[37]
Bernice Masterson			2001
Frances Mathyssen			2001
Helen Mayo		(1878–1967)	2001	Medical doctor and medical educator
Danielle Mazza			2020	improving the lives of women, particularly the most disadvantaged, through access to better sexual and reproductive health care[7]
Janice McCarthy			2010	Military nursing leader[9]
Lorna McConchie		(1914–2001)	2004	Physical educator and netball administrator[13]
Isabella McDonagh		(1899–1982)	2001	Actor
Paulette McDonagh		(1901–1978)	2001	Film director
Phyllis McDonagh		(1900–1978)	2001	Film producer and production designer
Carol McDonough			2008	Community activist[18]
Mary McGowan			2019	Paediatric oncology nurse[35]
Lee McIntosh			2001
Heather McKay		(1941–)	2001	Squash player
Kristy McKellar			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.[41]
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	[10]
Margaret McLorinan		(1887–1932)	2002	Founder of the Obstetrics Department at the Queen Victoria Hospital[21]
Ruth McNair			2017
Elizabeth Grace McNeill			2020	First woman to serve in an executive role in any form of government administration in Victoria[7]
Hilary McPhee			2001	Publisher, editor and businessperson
Doris McRae		(1893–1988)	2001
Effie Meehan			2006	Community worker with disabled migrants[16]
Joy Mein			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[16]
Valli Mendez			2009	Advocate for sex industry workers[14]
Voula Messimeri-Kianidis			2007	Advocate for migrant women[11]
Janet Michelmore			2013	[17]
Maggie Millar		(1941–)	2007	Actress[11]
Aunty Merle Miller			2022	Yorta Yorta woman, educator, community leader emotional and spiritual wellbeing support worker, and writer[42][43]
Leanne Miller		(1963–)	2004	Indigenous affairs activist[13]
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.[20]
Noreen Minogue			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.
Merle Mitchell			2001
Elizabeth Mitchell			2001
Heather Mitchell		(1958–)	2001	Stage, television and film actor
Vicki Mitsos			2001
Tracey Moffatt		(1960–)	2001	Photography and video artist
Halima Mohamud			2008	Advocate for Somali women[18]
Helen Monkivitch			2014	RSM AO[10]
Joan Montgomery		(1925–2024)	2004	Leading educator[13]
Anna Moo			2017
Eleanor Moore		(1875–1949)	2008	Pacifist and women's rights activist[18]
Patricia Moore			2020	Women's health expert[7]
Shorna Moore			2022	Leader in the justice, youth and homelessness sectors[44]
Maxine Morand			2020	Advocate for women's rights, equality and healthcare[7]
Barbara Morgan			2008	Surf lifesaving leader[18]
Leonie Morgan			2001
Edith Joyce Morgan		(1919–2004)	2005	Social and economic justice activist[23]
Belinda Morieson		(1942–)	2001	Nursing leader and unionist[13]
Lorna Morris			2019	Owner/editor of Numurkah Leader[35]
May Moss		(1869–1948)	2008	Suffragist, welfare worker and women's rights activist[18]
Myrtle Muir		(1932–)	2002	Koori elder and community worker[21]
Brigitte Muir		(1958–)	2001	First Australian woman to climb Everest
Josie Mullet			2005	Leader in the Lake Tyers Aboriginal Community[23]
Elisabeth Murdoch		(1909–2012)	2001	Philanthropist; widow of newspaper publisher Sir Keith Murdoch and the mother of Rupert Murdoch
Joy Murphy			2020	Longest serving policewoman in Australasia[7]
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
Brenda Murray		(1930–)	2003	Councillor and community worker in East Gippsland[20]
Sue Nattrass			2001
Marcia Neave		(1944–)	2006	Justice appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria, Court of Appeals division in 2006[16]
Deborah Neesham			2008	Gynaecological oncologist[18]
Judith Newnham			2001
Cam Nguyen		(1940–)	2003	Advocate for immigrants who helped establish the Australian Vietnamese Women's Welfare Association[20]
Vivienne Vy Nguyen		(1971–)	2002	Advocate for Vietnamese youth[21]
Gladys Nicholls		(1908–1961)	2008	Indigenous community leader[18]
Sandra Nicholson			2008	Victoria Police officer[18]
Elizabeth Nissen			2001
Christine Nixon		(1953–)	2001	Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police from 2001 to 2009
Mary Anne Noone			2010	Community and legal advocate[9]
Oodgeroo Noonuccal		(1920–1993)	2001	Poet, political activist, artist and educator. She was also a campaigner for Aboriginal rights.[45] Oodgeroo was best known for her poetry, and was the first Aboriginal Australian to publish a book of verse.[46]
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.
Casey Nunn			2019	Leader in civic responsibility and emergency services[35]
Elizabeth O'Brien			2005	Educator of women prisoners[23]
Sheila O'Sullivan		(1944–)	2004	Leading public relations professional[13]
Margaret Oats			2001
Ailsa O'Connor		(1921–1980)	2001	sculptor
Deirdre O'Connor		(1941–2024)	2001
Margaret O'Connor			2023	palliative care
Bridie O'Donnell			2021	gender equality in sport[8]
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).
Robyn E. O'Hehir			2019	Allergy and asthma researcher[35]
Marjorie Oke		(1911–)	2002	Social justice activist and campaigner for Indigenous rights[21]
Nilgun Olcayoz		(1951–)	2004	Turkish community leader[13]
Clare Oliver		(1981–2007)	2009	Journalist who campaigned to ban the use of tanning beds before dying from melanoma.[14]
Lecki Ord			2001	Architect and the first woman to be Lord Mayor of Melbourne
Lucy Osborn			2001
Ethel Osborne		(1882–1968)	2008	Advocate for better working conditions for women[18]
Pat O'Shane		(1941–)	2001	Magistrate of the Local Court of New South Wales and former head of the New South Wales Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs 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[47]
Nettie Palmer		(1885–1964)	2001	Poet, essayist and leading literary critic
Rosetta Parisotto			2009	Advocate for women councillors and multicultural communities[14]
Judith Parker		(1950–)	2001
Milly Parker			2014	[10]
Bruna Pasqua			2007	Advocate for migrant communities[11]
Mary Paton			2001	Co-founder of the Nursing Mothers' Association
Sharon Paton			2020	Gunai policewoman advocating for Aboriginal women[7]
Georgia Paxton			2016	refugees and asylum seekers[33][34]
Michelle Payne		(1985–)	2016	First woman jockey to win the Melbourne Cup[33][34]
Millie Peacock		(1870–1948)	2002	First woman elected to the Parliament of Victoria[21]
Colleen Pearce			2016	public advocate[33][34]
Muriel Peck		(1882-1947)	2001	Sister and nurse in the infant welfare movement in Victoria in the first half of the 20th century[48]
Aunty Pam Pedersen			2018	[37]
Lois Peeler			2020	Aboriginal educator[7]
Kerryn Pennell			2021	Youth mental health advocate[8]
Nova Peris		(1971–)	2001	Olympic athlete
Dot Peters			2011	Aboriginal elder and community leader[22]
Anne Phelan		(1944–2019)	2008	Actress and HIV activist[18]
Ann Polis			2020	Improving justice and education in the community[7]
Yasmin Poole			2021	Youth advocate[8]
Muriel Lylie Porter			2009	Campaigner for equality in the Anglican Church[14]
Maureen Postma			2007	General secretary of the Victorian Council of Churches[11]
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).[16]
Thelma Prior		(1922–)	2003	Union leader and advocate for women's rights[20]
Susan Provan			2017	Director of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival[49]
Wendy Poussard			2011	International development worker[22]
Tara Rajkumar			2001
Asha Rao			2021	Advocate for gender equality in mathematical sciences[8]
Margaret Ray		(1933–)	2009	Social justice advocate[13]
Dorothy Jean Reading			2020	cancer control and prevention activities in Victoria, Australia, and globally[7]
Fanny Reading		(1884–1974)	2010	Social justice activist[9]
Dimity Reed		(1942–)	2003	Architect and promoter of public housing and urban design[20]
Mary Reibey		(1777–1855)	2001	Englishwoman who was transported to Australia as a convict but went on to become a successful businesswoman in Sydney
Jill Reichstein			2001
Belle Reid		(1883–1945)	2007	Pioneer veterinary surgeon[11]
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.[50]
Margaret Reid		(1935–)	2001	First woman to be President of the Australian Senate
Marilyn Renfree		(1947–)	2019	Zoologist and conservationist[35]
Irene Renzenbrink			2001
Brenda Richards			2011	Founding member of the Council of Single Mothers and their Children[22]
Fay Patricia Richards			2016	disabilities[33][34]
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.
Mavis Robertson			2001
Irene Robins			2001
Ute Roessner			2020	Professor researching metabolomics[7]
Mary Catherine Rogers		(1872–1932)	2001	Community and political worker[51]
Wendy Rose			2012	Co-founder and first President of the International Women's Development Agency[15]
Doreen Rosenthal			2007	Researcher into sexuality and reproductive health[11]
Melodie Potts Rosevear			2020	Working to overcome educational disadvantage[7]
Coral Ross			2019	Mayor Emeritus of Boroondara Council[35]
Dominica Rossi			2001
Jane Rowe			2012	Advocate for vulnerable children and founder of the Mirabel Foundation[15]
Marilyn Rowe		(1946–)	2001	First graduate of the Australian Ballet School to be appointed its director, in 1999
Janice Rowley			2020	Advocate for human rights of people with disabilities[7]
Nicola Roxon		(1967–)	2014	Former Attorney-General of Australia and member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the seat of Gellibrand[10]
Jodie Ryan		(1975–)	2003	Indigenous leader[20]
Shabnam Safa			2021	Supporter of refugees[8]
Nouria Salehi			2021	Nuclear physicist and biophysicist in Afghanistan and Australia[8]
Mary Salce			2001
Shirley Neta Sampson		(1927–2007)	2009	Pioneer in girls' education[14]
Liberty Sanger			2019	Advocate and change agent for gender equality, women's rights and social justice[35]
Louisa Angelina Santospirito			2001
Val Sarah			2006	First female announcer on BTV6 in Ballarat[16]
Delys Sargeant			2012	Educator, medical scientist, and advocate for human rights[15]
Louise Sauvage		(1973–)	2001	Paralympic wheelchair racer
Susan Sawyer			2013	[17]
Vera Scantlebury Brown		(1889–1946)	2001	Medical practitioner and pediatrician
Jane Scarlett		(1940–2010)	2011	Teacher and leader with Girl Guides and the Salvation Army[22]
Carol Schwartz			2011	Businesswoman, board member and community advocate[22]
Evelyn Scott		(1936–2017)	2001	Chair of the National Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation and advocate for Indigenous Australians[52]
Joan Scott			2019	Advocate for people with disability or mental illness in the Victorian justice system[35]
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
Lorraine Sellings			2005	Leader in the Lake Tyers Aboriginal Community[23]
Frances Separovic		(c.1954–)	2018	Change agent[37]
Kay Setches		(1944–)	2001
Hannah Mary Helen Sexton		(1863–1950)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[11]
Anne Sgro			2005	Community activist[23]
Sylvie Shaw			2001
Leonie Sheedy			2020	CEO and co-founder of Care Leavers Australasia Network (CLAN)[7]
Michelle Sheppard			2023	Gender equity advocate
Una Shergold			2001
Sunila Shrivastava			2021	Leader of Indian community[8]
Rien Silverstein			2008	Advocate for rural women[18]
Virginia Simmons			2011	Advocate for vocational education[22]
Diane Sisely			2011	Chief Executive and Conciliator of the Victorian Equal Opportunity Commission[22]
Fiona Smith			2012	Public interest lawyer and Chair of the Victorian Equal Opportunity Commission from 2003 to 2008[15]
Helen Smith		(1953–)	2010	Olympic fencing champion and first Australian woman to become a qualified Fencing Master at Arms[9]
Jill Smith		(1948–)	2003	Theatre administrator at the Playbox Theatre[20]
Catherine Helen Spence		(1825–1910)	2001	Author, teacher, journalist, politician and leading suffragette
Nancy Spence			2001
Melinda Spencer			2020	Advocate for people with autism[7]
Faye Spiteri			2019	Advocate for human rights and gender equity[35]
Fleur Spitzer			2004	Philanthropist and feminist[13]
Maria Starcevic			2010	Advocate for Indigenous communities[9]
Cathie Steele			2023	Improving food security for regional communities[53]
Wendy Steendam			2017
Sarah Stegley			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"
Fay Stewart-Muir			2020	Aboriginal Elder and Boon Wurrung language educator[7]
Lilian Stojanovska		(1952–)	2004	Macedonian community leader and international educator[13]
Emily Mary Page Stone		(1865–1910)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[11]
Grace Clara Stone		(1860–1957)	2007	Co-founder of Queen Victoria Hospital[11]
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
Cecile Storey		(1933–1997)	2004	Feminist, human rights and equal opportunity campaigner[13]
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	[37]
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[9]
Lyn Swinburne		(1952–)	2002	Women's advocate, inspirational speaker and founder of Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA)[21]
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[37]
Bronwyn Taylor		(1962–)	2004	Pre-school teacher and community volunteer[13]
Jean Taylor		(1944–)	2002	Feminist and lesbian activist[21]
Mavis Taylor		(1915–2007)	2003	Humanitarian who worked for the people of East Timor[20]
Gwynnyth Taylor			2001
Florence Taylor		(1879–1969)	2001	First qualified female architect and the first woman to train as an engineer in Australia
Helena Teede			2012	Professor and community health advocate[15]
Judy Tegart-Dalton		(1937–)	2019	Advocate for the advancement of female tennis players[35]
Katherine Teh-White			2003	Campaigner against sexual harassment[20]
Mary Temby			2001
Ethel Mary Temby			2001
Doreen Thomas			2019	Academic and advocate for women in engineering and mathematics[35]
Trang Thomas			2005	Advocate for migrant health[23]
Freda Thompson		(1909–1980)	2001	Pioneer aviator and the first Australian woman to fly solo from the United Kingdom to Australia
Christine Tippett			2017	Obstetrician and gynaecologist improving maternal health, founder Monash Health Maternal Fetal Medicine Unit
Jean Tom			2001
Pauline Toner		(1935–1989)	2001	First female cabinet minister in the Parliament of Victoria
Ann Tonks			2013	Arts Management practitioner, academic and consultant [17]
Patricia Toop			2016	workers' rights[33][34]
Thanh-Kham Tran-Dang			2020	Australian-Vietnamese community worker[7]
Gaye Tripodi			2012	Horticulture industry leader[15]
Judith Troeth		(1940–)	2012	Member of the Australian Senate[15]
Kim Thien Truong			2020	Advocate for multiculturalism, the environment and prevention of violence against women[7]
Marge Tucker		(1904–1996)	2001	Indigenous activist and writer
Elizabeth Turnbull			2001
Elda Vaccari			2001
Jessie Vasey		(1897–1966)	2001	Founder and President of the War Widows' Guild of Australia. Honoured in 2001 and 2008.[18]
Peggy van Praagh		(1910–1990)	2011	Ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher, repetiteur, producer, advocate and director[22]
Marisa Vedar			2021	Filipino community leader, working on bushfire and COVID-19 pandemic relief[8]
Svetha Venkatesh			2018	[37]
Claire Vickery			2005	Campaigner against eating disorders[23]
Aunty Joan Agnes Vickery			2016	Aboriginal health[33][34]
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
Beverley Vollenhoven			2019	Reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist[35]
Kay Vrieze			2007	Counsellor for Nursing Mothers Australia and community worker in Narre Warren[11]
Manasi Wagh			2023	Financial literacy
Joanne Wainer		(1946–)	2002	Health activist[21]
Noel Waite			2001
Sally Ann Walker			2014	[10]
Vicki Walker			2001
Jude Wallace			2001
Therese Walsh			2013	[17]
Sylvia Walton		(1941–)	2014	[10]
Deborah Wardley			2001
Lyn Warren			2019	Aboriginal Elder and cultural awareness educator[35]
Gai Waterhouse		(1954–)	2001	Horse trainer, businesswoman and former actress
Kathryn Watt		(1964–)	2019	Racing cyclist and photographer[35]
Betty Watson			2006	Olympic basketball player[16]
Kathleen Watson			2013	[17]
Kaele Way			2007	City of Whitehorse Councillor and proponent of local governance[11]
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[9]
Wendy Weeks			2005	Women's rights activist[23]
Ellen Weeks			2001
Eva West		(1888–1969)	2018	[37]
Jennifer Wills			2008	Fitzroy City Councillor and advocate of social planning[18]
Beth Wilson			2008	Victoria's Health Services Commissioner[18]
Jan Wilson		(1939–2010)	2017	Politician, chairman of Greyhound Racing Victoria, and animal welfare activist [54]
Linzi Wilson-Wilde			2014	[10]
E. Marelyn Wintour-Coghlan			2014	Physiologist who has focused her career on the endocrinology of the pregnant mother and foetus[10]
Margaret Wirrpunda		(1936–)	2003	Advocate for Indigenous Australians[20]
Carolyn Worth			2012	Social justice advocate and campaigner for victims of sexual assault[15]
Diane Wright			2013	[17]
Wilma Xiberras			2001
Bessie Yarram			2008	Indigenous leader[18]
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
Panagiota Zacharias		(1940–)	2002	Volunteer in the Greek community[21]

See also[edit]

• List of awards honoring women

References[edit]