Women's Museum of Australia presents the

HerStory Archive

This is a collection of stories which tell of the achievements of over 1,500 pioneering women in various fields. We are proud that our HerStory Archive brings Australian women and their achievements to light, and we hope that you enjoy discovering these inspiring women.

This archive contains more information about some women than others. As a small, not-for-profit museum, our limited resources often prevent us from collecting as much information as we would like. The information we do have, however, brings Australian women and their achievements to light. If you have additional information on any woman who features in our Herstory Archive, please contribute it here.

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Georgiana Huntly McCRAE

Born 15 March 1804, Died 24 May 1890

Also known as: née Gordon
For various reasons, it has not been possible to include a photo with this Archive entry. If you’d like to come forward with photos, please see the Contribute page at the bottom left

Eliza WALSH

Died 1855
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Anna DOIG

Born 4/05/1830, Died 11/09/1894

Also known as: née Moir
Sarah Frances DURACK

Born 27 October 1889, Died 20 March 1956

Also known as: Fanny, Fanny Gately
Hazel Audrey CAHILL

Born 1904, Died 1970

Also known as: née Bassett
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Enid Mona CAMPBELL

Born 30 October 1932, Died 20 January 2010

Also known as: Neil Campbell and Mona
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Tracy SMART
Blanche McNAMARA

Born 1859, Died 1900
Woo Len AH TOY

Born 24 October 1917, Died 15 November 2001

Also known as: nee Wong, Lily
Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd BENNETT

Born 24 June 1872, Died 27 November 1960
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Theresa Snell WALKER

Born 19 February 1807, Died 17 April 1876

Also known as: née Chauncy
Anastasia WITHERS

Born 1825, Died 19 May 1889

Also known as: née Splain
Maud Margaret MOLESWORTH

Born 18 October 1894, Died 9 July 1985

Also known as: née Mutch, Mall, Malla
Rosalie Edith BANDT

Born 18 August 1951

Also known as: Ros Bandt
Julie Isabel BISHOP

Born 17 July 1956

Also known as: Julie Gillon
Christina Rutherford MacPHERSON

Born 19/06/1864, Died 27/03/1936

Also known as: McPherson
Rose LYNCH

Born 1885
Stella ALLAN

Born 25/10/1871, Died 1/3/1962

Also known as: Stella Henderson, 'Vesta' (pen name)
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Victoria Millicent CHOLMONDELEY

Born 5 Mar 1902
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Ada Eliza RYAN

Born 1844

Also known as: née Smith
Melinda Kim BRENNAN

Born 1967

Also known as: née Brennan, Mel
Jessie Sinclair LITCHFIELD

Born 18 February 1883, Died 12 March 1956

Also known as: née Phillips
Edith Antonia McDONALD

Also known as: née Bohning, Edie
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Ann SVENNSON-McCOY
Eleanor Constance GREENHAM

Born 15 April 1874, Died 31 December 1957

Also known as: Ella
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F SUTHERLAND
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Muriel Millicent STOTT

Born 1889, Died 1985

Also known as: Muriel Leech, Muriel Davies
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Enid Majorie RUSSELL

Born 10 March 1904, Died 1958
Eily Rosaline O'CONNOR

Born 19/2/1892, Died 10/1/1921

Also known as: Eileen
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Lorna Beryl MOSS

Born 21 February 1922

Also known as: née Robinson
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Shelley TAYLOR-SMITH

Born 03/08/1961
Jessie Aitken LOVE

Born 1842, Died 1933

Also known as: née Tennant
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Dawn Carolyn CROSBY

Born 29 April 1957

Also known as: née Hands, Lady Dawn Crosby
Margaret PRIOR
Susan DUGDALE

Also known as: Sue
Agnes BUNTINE

Born 1821, Died 29 February 1896

Also known as: née Davidson, The Mother of Gippsland
Christine DAVY

Born 7 August 1934
Winifred Marie Narelle BULLARD

Born 1900, Died 1 May 1983

Also known as: Narelle
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Evelyn HALL
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Faye NAYLER

Born 22/10/1932, Died 25/10/2015

Also known as: Elma Faye
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Mary SUTHERLAND
Mary LYNCH

Born 1880
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Patricia May EDGAR

Born 11 March 1937

Also known as: née Etherington
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Matina MOTTEE

Born 1931

Also known as: née Kassimatis
Joan MacLEAN

Born 23/12/1909, Died 5/2003

Also known as: née Alborough
Patricia Kathleen LITTLEJOHN

Born 23/6/1913, Died 9/1998

Also known as: née Littlejohn, Patricia Abbott
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Doris Evelyn WILLIAMS

Born 1895
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Alma Rita LAWLER

Born 19 September 1900, Died 13 September 1987

Also known as: née Kennedy
Reverend Hilda May ABBA

Born 30 May 1918

Also known as: Reverend Hilda May Abba, Hilda May Blackham
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Norma Helen BAILEY

Born 25 June 1936

Also known as: Norma Helen Grant