Gertude Tuckwell

The first woman to appear in the list of teachers in the London School of Economics Calendar is Gertrude Tuckwell in the School’s second year.

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Jessie Webb

After studying at the University of Melbourne, she began lecturing in the history department in 1908. She was one of the founders of University Women’s College, the Victorian Woman Graduates’ Association and the Lyceum Club.

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Diane Bell

Bell is the author or editor of ten books, including several significant monographs on Australian Aboriginal culture and numerous articles and book chapters dealing with religion, land rights, law reform, art, history and social change.

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Dorothy Shineberg

Dorothy Shineberg was a leader in the history profession, who made a pioneering contribution to Pacific history, especially Melanesian history and the history of imported Pacific Island labourers in New Caledonia.

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Wendy Weeks

From 1991, she was a senior lecturer and later associate professor of Social Work at the University of Melbourne.

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