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 .[1]

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

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Frances Thorn  | Victoria
Dr Roberta Jull  | Western Australia
Freda Bage  | Queensland
Gladys Marks  | New South Wales
Dr Ethel McLennan  | Victoria
Dr (later Dame) 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 Cuthbert-Browne  | 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

## References

1. ↑ Australian Federation of University Women Inc. (1922 - ) (Australian Women's Archive Project) Accessed: 26 February 2007.

## External links

* Australian Federation of University Women

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