Fellows of Senate

The first 16 female Fellows of Senate

Unlike the first male 16 Fellows of Senate, who were appointed in December 1850, the first woman Fellow was not appointed until 1916 and it was not until 1975 that there had been 16 women Fellows of Senate.

	Name	Career	Membership of Senate
	Catherine (Kate) Dwyer Photo, University of Sydney Archives	women's activist, schoolteacher and Labor leader	Fellow appointed by the Governor 1916–1924
	Dame Constance Elizabeth D’Arcy, DBE Photo, University of Sydney Archives	women's activist, obstetrician and gynaecologist	Fellow elected by the graduates 1919–1949; and Deputy Chancellor 1943-1946
	Eleanor MacKinnon Photo from 'The Sydney Morning Herald', 17 October 1924, National Library of Australia	women's activist, Red Cross leader and founder of the Junior Red Cross	Fellow appointed by the Governor 1924–1929
	Mary Differs Kidd Photo from 'The Sydney Morning Herald', 1 November 1929, National Library of Australia	Staff Inspector of Domestic Science Schools	Fellow appointed by the Governor 1929–1934
	Fanny Cohen Photo G3_224_1368, University of Sydney Archives	headmistress	Fellow elected by the Fellows 1934–1944, 1949–1959
	Lucy Godiva Woodcock Photo from 'The Argus', 9 January 1940, National Library of Australia	women's activist, teacher and trade union leader	Fellow elected by the graduates 1942–1944
	Florinda Katharine Ogilvie, MBE Photo G3_224_1386, University of Sydney Archives	pioneer in the developing field of medical social work	Fellow elected by the graduates 1943–1949
	Helen Elizabeth Archdale, MBE Photo from the 'University of Sydney News', University of Sydney Archives	feminist, headmistress and cricketer	Fellow elected by the graduates 1959–1984
	Emeritus Professor Dame Leonie Judith Kramer, AC DBE	Professor of Australian Literature at the University of Sydney	Fellow 1969–1974, 1989–2001; Deputy Chancellor 1989 - 1991; and Chancellor 1991-2001
	Doreen Langley Photo from 'The Australian Women's Weekly', 6 September 1967, National Library of Australia	nutritionist, educator, and Principal of the Women’s College	Fellow elected by the graduates 1969–1974
	Jean Curthoys Photo from the 'University of Sydney News', 12 September 1973, University of Sydney Archives	feminist philosopher, author and academic	Fellow elected by the students 1973–1974
	Edith May Lees Photo from 'AUSTRALIAN BIOCHEMIST', August 2005	Agricultural Chemistry academic at the University of Sydney	Fellow - not a Professor - elected by the academic staff 1974–1975
	Helen Jane McNaught Photo from the 'University of Sydney News', 25 September 1974, University of Sydney Archives	veterinarian	Fellow elected by the students 1975
	Robin June Parsons	nurse educator and Emeritus Professor, UTS	Fellow elected by and from the graduates 1975–1978
	Barbara Constance Wyburn Munro Photo from the 'Western Mail', 1 May 1941, National Library of Australia	architect and cricketer	Fellow elected by the Fellows 1975–1979
	Daphne Anne Kok  Photo, University of Sydney Archives	solicitor and magistrate	Fellow elected by and from the graduates 1975–1982 & 1984–2001; and Deputy Chancellor 1986-1989, 1991-2000