Catherine Helen Spence Memorial Scholarships are travelling scholarships founded by the

South Australian Government The Government of South Australia, also referred to as the South Australian Government, SA Government or more formally, His Majesty’s Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of South Australia. It is modelled o ...

in 1911 in recognition of the pioneering social worker and feminist

Catherine Helen Spence Catherine Helen Spence (31 October 1825 – 3 April 1910) was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician, leading suffragist, and Georgist. Spence was also a minister of religion and social worker, and supporter of ...

. The scholarships are administered by the Catherine Helen Spence Memorial Scholarship Committee, and granted to selected applicants, who must be female and between the ages of 20 and 46. Membership of the scholarship committee is voluntary and appointed by the Minister of Education and Child Development on recommendation by the committee. Previous recipients were: *1912 Dorothea Proud *1921 Constance Davey (1882–1963), psychologist. To undertake a doctorate at the

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; her main area of research was 'mental efficiency and deficiency' in children. *1925 Daisy Curtis, female

police officer A police officer (also called a policeman and, less commonly, a policewoman) is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries, "police officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of the ...

. To examine the 'methods of protecting women and children'. This included travels to the jurisdictions of Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Nederlands, the United States of America, and New Zealand. (

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did not get its first female officer until 1941.) *1929 G. Vera Gaetjens *1933 Agnes Dorsch *1938 Doris Beeston *1946 Mary Smith (1909–1989). To study 'modern trends in child psychology and work with adolescents', travelling to the

Victoria University of Manchester The Victoria University of Manchester, usually referred to as simply the University of Manchester, was a university in Manchester, England. It was founded in 1851 as Owens College. In 1880, the college joined the federal Victoria University. Afte ...

, England. *1953 Diana Lorking *1962 Marie Mune *1971

Fay Gale Fay Gale AO (13 June 1932 – 3 May 2008) was an Australian cultural geographer and an emeritus professor. She was an advocate of equal opportunity for women and for Aboriginal people. Background She was born Gwendoline Fay Gilding in Balak ...

(1932–2008), cultural geographer. Enabled to be a visiting lecturer in the Geography School at

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, England. *1976 Alwyn Dolling *1983 Anne Killen *1989

Fran Baum Fran Baum is an Australian social scientist who conducts research on the social and economic influences and determinants of health. She is director of the Southgate Institute of Health, Society and Equity at Flinders University, Australia, an ...

, social scientist. Investigated healthy cities in Europe and Canada. *1993 Ronda Schultz *1997 Megan Warin *2001 Janette Young *2005 Melanie Jones (SA police) *2009 Sarah Paddick *2013 Joanne Kaeding *2018 Dr. Prudence Flowers

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External links

SA Government list of recipients
South Australia-related lists Lists of Australian women Lists of Australian people Scholarships in Australia