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Tasmanian Honour Roll Of Women
The State Government of Tasmania in Australia established the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women in 2005 to recognise Tasmanian women who have been distinguished in their contributions to the State. In 2021 Martine Delaney became the first openly transgender woman into the Honour Roll. The Honour Roll is generated from community involvement in the discovery of women's historical and contemporary contributions to Tasmania, to honour them and to ensure their memory is not lost. Inductees are listed below by year, and for other formats and biographies of the individual inductees see the Tasmanian State Government Honour Roll of Women website. 2023 * Alexander, Alison (Inducted for service to cultural heritage; literature) * Adam-Smith, Patricia (Patsy) (Inducted for services to cultural heritage; literature) * Barwick, Heather (Inducted for service to community, advocacy and inclusion; government and public services) * Bovill, Jane (Inducted for service to education and training) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Government
A state government is the government that controls a subdivision of a country in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonomy, or be subject to the direct control of the federal government. This relationship may be defined by a constitution. The reference to "state" denotes country subdivisions that are officially or widely known as " states", and should not be confused with a "sovereign state". Most federations designate their federal units "state" or the equivalent term in the local language; however, in some federations, other designations are used such as Oblast or Republic. Some federations are asymmetric, designating greater powers to some federal units than others. Provinces are usually divisions of unitary states but occasionally the designation is also given to the federal units such as the Provinces of Argentina or Canada. Their governments, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shan Tennent
Shan Eve Tennent (born 1952) is a former Australian judge. She was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania between March 2005 and October 2017, and was the first woman to be appointed to the Court. Tennent studied law at the University of Queensland, subsequently moving to Tasmania in 1977. She practised law in Hobart, specialising in family law cases, and worked as a partner at Hobart firm Page Seager for fifteen years.Lower, Gavin. "Tassie gets first female Supreme Court judge". ''The Mercury'', 1 February 2005. In 1998 she was appointed as both a magistrate and a coroner, leading to her high-profile 2001 inquest into prisoner deaths in custody at Risdon Prison, the state's largest prison. The subsequent report resulted in a number of sackings, and ultimately led to the decision to completely rebuild the prison. Tennent was appointed to the Supreme Court of Tasmania on 15 March 2005 by Governor William Cox, making her the first woman to sit on the court in its 180-year h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Napier
Suzanne Deidre Napier (née Braid; 1 January 1948 – 5 August 2010) was an Australian politician. She was a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the Division of Bass (state), Division of Bass. Napier was first elected in 1992 and was re-elected in 1996, 1998, 2002 and 2006. She was born on New Years Day, 1948, in Latrobe, Tasmania, the daughter of Tasmanian Legislative Council member Harry Braid. She was leader of the Liberal Party from 2 July 1999 until 20 August 2001. She became the leader of the opposition when former Premier Tony Rundle resigned and she defeated leadership aspirant Bob Cheek in a party room ballot. Cheek successfully challenged Napier's leadership two years later. She was the first woman to lead the Tasmanian Liberals and the first woman to lead any major political party in Tasmania. During her career Napier served in many portfolios including transport, youth affairs, education and opposition portfolios of business, tourism, health and infrast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bea Maddock
Beatrice Louise "Bea" Maddock (13 September 1934 – 9 April 2016) was an Australian artist. Biography Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Bea Maddock studied art education at the University of Tasmania, Hobart and taught secondary school in her home city before travelling abroad to study at the Slade School of Art, London. Her teachers included William Coldstream, Ceri Richards and Anthony Gross. Maddock visited Paris, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany, where she closely studied the work of the German Expressionists, who were a formative influence. She also stopped in Bombay, India during the return trip by ship to Australia. Maddock returned to Australia to teach in Launceston, Tasmania, before settling in the state of Victoria. She taught printmaking at the Victorian College of the Arts for several years from 1970 and returned to Tasmania as Head of the School of Art, Launceston in 1983–84. Maddock was a Creative Arts Fellow at the Australian National University, Canberra in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Findlay
Margaret Keitha Findlay (1916–2007), known as Keitha Findlay, was a pioneering Australian architect and town planner. She was the first woman in Tasmania to qualify as an associate of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) and the first woman to be registered as an architect in the state. Her career was marked by significant contributions to domestic architecture, town planning, and architectural education, particularly for women. Early life and education Margaret Keitha Findlay was born in Scottsdale, Tasmania, in 1916. In the 1930s, her family relocated to New Norfolk, Tasmania, where she completed her secondary education. Upon completing her schooling, Findlay pursued a career in architecture, an uncommon path for women at the time. She commenced an apprenticeship with Hobart architect A.T. Johnston while simultaneously undertaking architectural studies at Hobart Technical College. The college's program was then affiliated with the Sydney Technical College, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Women's Land Army
The Australian Women's Land Army (AWLA) was an organisation created in World War II in Australia to combat rising labour shortages in the farming sector. The AWLA organised female workers to be employed by farmers to replace male workers who had joined the armed forces. When WWII began, the only women’s unit in the Australian Army was the Australian Army Nursing Service. Within three years, women would grow their skills to meet wartime demands and register themselves for enlistment into several more auxiliary service units and dozens of voluntary groups and legions. By 1942, women’s units had been formed across all arms of the defence forces: the Women’s Australian Auxiliary Air Force (WAAAF), the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS), the Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS) and the Australian Army Medical Women’s Service (AAMWS). By the end of the war, 50,000 Australian women had served in these units, with women employed in over 70 different occupati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norma Jamieson
Norma Mary Jamieson (born 23 May 1941, in Ulverstone) is an Australian politician. She was an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (upper house) in the electoral division of Mersey The electoral division of Mersey is one of the fifteen constituencies in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division covers an area of 732 km2. In January 2019, the division had 27,668 enrolled voters. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Gourlay
Helen Gourlay Cawley (née Gourlay; born 23 December 1946) is a retired tennis player from Australia. Personal Helen Gourlay was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. She married Richard Leon Cawley in January 1977, and married William Timothy Cape in October 1986. Career Gourlay reached the singles final of two Grand Slam tournaments, losing the 1971 French Open and the December 1977 Australian Open to countrywoman Evonne Goolagong. An operation on her elbow sidelined her for 10 months in 1973. In women's doubles, Gourlay was a four-time winner of the Australian Open (1972, 1976, 1977 (January), 1977 (December)). She won Wimbledon in 1977 partnering JoAnne Russell and was the runner-up there in 1974 with Karen Krantzcke. Gourlay was twice the runner-up at the French Open in 1971 with Kerry Harris and 1977 with Rayni Fox. In 1977, Gourlay played in four of the five Grand Slam Women's Doubles finals (the Australian Open was contested twice), only failing to reach the US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah De Williams
Deborah Anne De Williams (born 10 September 1969) is an Australian ultra-marathon athlete. She is the first woman to walk around Australia and the first woman to run around Australia. Biography Deborah De Williams was born in Perth, Western Australia. In 1997, De Williams graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts). In the same year she married Glyn Martin Williams and changed her surname to De Williams. In 2001, De Williams participated in her first ultra marathon. In Oct 2004, De Williams became the first female to walk around Australia raising funds for Kids Helpline and broke Nobby Young's record for the longest continuous walk, walking 16,825 km in 365 days. In March 2006, the same day De Williams ran in the Commonwealth Games Queen Baton Relay in Melbourne she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After treatment, De Williams founded the charity Running Pink and embarked on another circumnavigation of Australia on foot, to raise funds for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prudence Bonham
Prudence Bonham (born 1948) is an Australian former politician and marine biologist. She was a Hobart City Council Alderman from 1990 to 2002 and the deputy lord mayor of Hobart from 1994 to 2002. Bonham spent 26 years working as a marine biologist for CSIRO. She took part in various marine expeditions in the Australian region and the Antarctic. Bonham was inducted into the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women The State Government of Tasmania in Australia established the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women in 2005 to recognise Tasmanian women who have been distinguished in their contributions to the State. In 2021 Martine Delaney became the first openly tran ... in 2013. References Living people 1948 births Australian women scientists Women marine biologists Politicians from Sydney Women local councillors in Australia Tasmanian local councillors {{biologist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Smith (politician)
Susan Lynette Smith (born 24 January 1951) is an Australian politician who was an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council, representing the electoral division of Montgomery. She was first elected to the division of Leven in 1997 but the seat was abolished in 1999 and she transferred to the newly created seat of Montgomery. She was elected unopposed in 2007 and retired on 4 May 2013. From June 2008 to May 2013 she was President of the Legislative Council, the first woman to hold that office. Smith is married with a grown son and daughter. References External links * , - , - 1951 births Living people Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council Presidents of the Tasmanian Legislative Council Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania Members of the Order of Australia People from Ulverstone, Tasmania 20th-century Australian politicians 20th-century Australian women politicians 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lola Greeno
Lola Greeno (born Lola Sainty, 27 May 1946 on Cape Barren Island) is an artist, curator and arts worker of Aboriginal descent. She studied a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Tasmania in Launceston, finishing her degree in 1997. Greeno specialises in traditional Tasmanian Aboriginal shell necklace threading, a skill passed down from her mother and maternal grandmother. Greeno started making these necklaces when she was in her 50s: her work has been essential in the continuation of these skills. In a 2004 interview Greeno said: I learned to make solely from working with my mother … It was my mother who was very keen for us to work together and this has been the important cultural lesson I learnt from her – teaching respect for one another. In addition to her art practice, Greeno trained as a Curator of Aboriginal Art at the University of Tasmania and completed an internship as a Regional Indigenous Curator at the National Gallery of Australia. From 2003 to 2013 Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
