In 1997 the art world was shocked by the announcement from Western Australian artist Elizabeth Durack (1915–2000) that she and Aboriginal artist, Eddie Burrup, were one and the same person.

Resilient, determined and naturally talented, Shirley Strickland (1925–2004) was one of Australia's greatest ath

A proud Yankunytjatjara woman,Dr Lowitja O'Donoghue AC CBE DSG (1932–2024) was born in remote north-western South Australia (APY Lands).

Born in Napier, New Zealand, Elizabeth Riddell (1910–1998) was recruited as a journalist straight from school.

Born in Adelaide, Roma Mitchell (1913–2000) graduated as a lawyer in December 1934, and the following February began as a barrister with an Adelaide law firm.

The life of Ruby Langford Ginibi (1934–2011) is a story of triumph against the odds.

One of Australia's great opera stars of the two decades following the Second World War was Joan Hammond (1912–1996).

Rosalie Gascoigne's (1917–1999) hauntingly evocative visual depictions of the Australian landscape propelled her

Margaret Fulton (1924–2019, born in Nairn, Scotland) was the first and greatest of the Australian celebrity cookery writers.

Zelda D'Aprano (1928–2018) spent much of her life as a working-class crusader for women's rights.