Panel 8: A New Country – Many women contributing to society in the west have come from somewhere else Amna Maleken Amna trained as a social worker at Cairo University in 1971. She immigrated to Australia in 1989 and renewed contact with a group of older women from the...
Panel 7: The Arts – There are many women in this part of town contributing to the arts Ada Cambridge Ada was born in 1844. She was a self-educated woman of the late 19th century who had a career as a writer. She lived in Williamstown for 25 years and was the wife of a...
Panel 6: Environment – There is always something to do protecting the environment Natalie Gatt When Natalie Gatt moved to Werribee,’Victoria’s Green Garden Bowl’, she was anticipating building a new house on a large block and enjoying fresh clean...
Panel 5: Community – Women play a strong role in our local communities Daisy Serong Daisy was taken away from her mother when she was two in 1944. Daisy spent most of her youth living in Caloola, an institution for people with intellectual disabilities in Sunbury. She...
Panel 4: Politics – You can get some things done through politics Joan Kirner Joan Kirner has been a community activist with and on behalf of women for many years. Joan’s story began in Croydon. There she worked for better quality and greater equity in...
Panel 3: Pioneers – These women broke new ground Annette Sassano Annette is one of the few people with muscular dystrophy who has been able to regain significant strength through intensive physiotherapy. She does not require physiotherapy now. Annette works part time...
