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Australian feminists[edit]

Early and mid 19th-century (born up to and including 1874)
Nationality Name Known for (Born-died) Type of feminism
Australia Maybanke Anderson Reformer and involved in the Federation of Australia. (1845–1927) Feminist, suffragette
Australia Vida Goldstein Politician and reformer. (1869–1949) Feminist, suffragette
Australia Louisa Lawson Poet, writer and publisher. (1848–1920) Feminist, suffragette
Australia Republic of Ireland Mary Lee Social reformer. (1821–1909) Feminist, suffragette
Australia Rose Scott Women's rights activist. (1847–1925) Feminist, suffragette
Late 19th-century and early 20th-century (born between 1875 and 1939)
Nationality Name Known for (Born-died) Type of feminism
Australia Eva Bacon Socialist. (1909–1994) Feminist and Socialist
Australia Faith Bandler Civil rights activist. (b. 1918) Feminist and civil rights activist
Australia Jean Beadle Social worker and Labor party member. (1868–1942) Feminist, social worker, and political activist
Australia Germaine Greer Academic and journalist. (b. 1939) Second-wave feminist, radical feminist, socialist feminist
Australia Dorothy Hewett Poet, novelist and playwright. (1923–2002) Second-wave feminist
Mid and late 20th-century and all 21st-century (born from 1940 onwards)
Nationality Name Known for (Born-died) Type of feminism
Australia Sheila Jeffreys Lesbian scholar and political activist. (b. 1948) Second-wave feminist, anti-prostitution feminist, anti-pornography feminist
Australia United States Helen Reddy Singer, actress, and activist. (b. 1941) Second-wave feminist
Australia Lynne Segal Socialist academic, writer and activist. (b. 1944) Second-wave feminist, socialist feminist
Australia Dale Spender Scholar, writer and consultant. (b. 1943) Second-wave feminist