Margaret Newton

For her internationally recognized work in cereal rusts, Margaret was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1942, only the second Canadian woman to be so honored.

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Alice Wheatley

Alice Wheatley was awarded the ARRC in 1944 for her work in charge of the first nursing party of RAAF nurses in New Guinea. In 1951 Wheatley was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of her work in the RAAF Nursing Service.

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Ellen Kettle

Ellen Kettle worked in medical services, particularly for Indigenous people in Australia’s Northern Territory and Papua New Guinea.

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Wáng Zhènyì

Qing dynasty scientist Wang Zhenyi accomplished much in her short life, excelling particularly in astronomy, mathematics and poetry.

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