Australian Federation of University Women
The Australian Federation of University Women, founded in 1922, is the national umbrella organisation for state Federations of University Women in Australia.
The organisation lobbies the Federal Government on issues pertaining to women in academia. It also organises triennial conferences and awards several fellowships for post-graduate study. It has campaigned for equal pay and employment opportunities for female academics and against gender discrimination in education.
Presidents of the AFUW
Name | State |
Frances Thorn | Victoria |
Dr Roberta Jull | Western Australia |
Freda Bage | Queensland |
Gladys Marks | New South Wales |
Dr Ethel McLennan | Victoria |
Dr Constance D'Arcy | New South Wales |
Dr Helen Mayo | South Australia |
Dr Lucy Bryce | Victoria |
Dr Constance Davey | South Australia |
Sheila McClemans | Western Australia |
Dr Grace Cuthhbert-Browns | New South Wales |
Frances Pennington | Victoria |
Dr Lorna Lloyd-Green | Victoria |
Lillian Warren | New South Wales |
Margaret Telfer | New South Wales |
Mollie Stuckey | New South Wales |
Helen Crisp | Australian Capital Territory |
Jean Gilmore | South Australia |
May Marshall | Western Australia |
Mollie Budtz-Olsen | Queensland |
Margaret Auchmuty | New South Wales |
Gladys Brown | Victoria |
Claire Taylor | Victoria |
Joan Garde | Victoria |
Sister Angela Cooney | Australian Capital Territory |
Thenie Baddams | South Australia |
Barbara Hale | Western Australia |
Daphne Elliott | South Australia |