The Queensland Women’s Historical Association is pleased to present Women Stepping Forth.

The following speakers will explore stories of women who led by example in the fields of Arts, Education, Law, Medicine and the Environment.

Dianne Byrne: The Private Lady Lamington
Ann-Maree David: Queensland’s Pioneering Women Lawyers -Unsuspecting Role Models for Generations to Come”
Sue Davis: Kathleen McArthur and Queensland’s Pioneering Wild/Flower Women
Michael Marendy: From Thread to Theory: The Two Margarets’ and their contribution to Technical Education in Queensland
Robert McAllister: The slow emergence of Female Medical Practitioners (not Lady Doctors) in Queensland
Tim Roberts: The mysterious Mary Jones: an early figure in Queensland’s Visual Arts
Afternoon Tea and Lunch included.