Sue Edmonds is a feminist singer, musician, songwriter, entertainer and social activist whose involvement in the arts speaks to and about Australian women.
Sue Edmonds | For Making a Feminist Difference in Arts
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Brittany Higgins | Grand Stirrer & For Making a Feminist Difference in Community Activism
Awardee, Brittany Higgins has become the figurehead and inspiration for a new force, an influence in reminding previously silenced women that they indeed have a voice.
Mentor Walks, Adina Jacobs | For Making a Feminist Difference in Mentoring
Awardees, Adina Jacobs and Bobbi Mahlab are co-founders of Mentor Walks, an organisation premised on the belief that good women help good women.
Ann Reynolds | Making a Feminist Difference in Community Activism
Awardee, Ann Reynolds is the convenor of the Women Write Wiki group which was inaugurated in March 2017 at The Women’s Library in Newtown.
Mentor Walks, Bobbi Mahlab | For Making a Feminist Difference in Mentoring
Awardees, Adina Jacobs and Bobbi Mahlab are co-founders of Mentor Walks, an organisation premised on the belief that good women help good women.
Catherine Gander | For Making a Feminist Difference in Leadership
Awardee, Catherine Gander is a feminist role model for many younger women, spending hours supporting and empowering individual women to find their voice and strength.
Charmaine Huisman | For Making a Feminist Difference in Community Activism
Awardee, Charmaine Huisman was a proud trade unionist and feminist. She was a passionate advocate for justice in the workplace and champion of women everywhere.
Claire Couson | For Making a Feminist Difference in the Arts
Awardee, Claire Couson is a filmmaker, and in 2019 she founded the Radical Womyn Film Festival, which is a yearly film festival focusing on short films made by women.
Clair Jackson | For Making a Feminist Difference in the Arts
Awardee, Clair Jackson has a strong commitment to build safe spaces for women and girls to develop and grow.
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