Ann Henderson-Sellers
Ann Henderson-Sellers is an earth systems scientist widely respected for her research into the description and prediction of the influence of land cover and land-use change on climate and human systems.
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Marion Frieswyk
OSS cartographer during WWII
Sarah Emma Edmonds
Served in the US Civil War disguised as a man
Dr Dorothy Mann
American public health expert, consumer advocate, and civic activist
Kathy Fletcher
American biologist and environmental activist
Wendy Wamsley Taines
American army corporal who served as a medic during the Persian Gulf War
Adeline Blanchard Tyler
American nurse, missionary, and activist known for her nursing work during the American Civil War.
Georgiana Molloy
Georgiana Molloy collected and despatched seeds of local native plantsin Western Australia and was known for her detailed botanical descriptions.
Dr Helen Mary Mayo
Helen Mayo opened a practice in Adelaide in 1906 specializing in midwifery and the health of women and children. She lectured at the University of Adelaide 1926-1934 and founded the Mothers’ and Babies’ Health Association and the Mareeba Babies’ Hospital.
Dr Grace Boelke
One of the first two women medical graduates of the University of Sydney, 1893.