EntertainmentInternational Women's Day 2019: Our fave posts from Aussie female celebs

In 2018, Kerr became the first footballer to be named Young Australian of the Year. Another big recognition came her way when she received the ESPY award for Best International Women's Soccer Player the same year.

Lever was named Barnardos Mother of the Year NSW in 2018 for her work towards fostering 50 children informally. She has looked after children from various walks of life and actively worked towards the welfare of the Aboriginal community.

The Director of the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology at UNSW Sydney, Simmons was named 2018 Australian of the Year for her pioneering research in quantum computing. Earlier, she was recognized as NSW Scientist of the Year in 2012. In 2005, she was awarded the Pawsey Medal by the Australian Academy of Science and became one of its youngest elected Fellows the following year.

Sad reality in basketball star's Aussie upbringing

Liz Cambage is a household name in Australia and proud to be Australian, but it was far from always the case.

Batty was named Australian of the Year for her campaign against domestic violence in 2015. She dedicated the award to her late son, Luke, who succumbed to violence by his father at the age of 11.

On Sept. 18, 2013, Bishop was sworn in as the first female Foreign Minister of Australia and held the position for almost five years. She also led the preparation of the 2017 Australian Foreign Policy White Paper – the first review of the country’s international engagement in 14 years – and contributed to normalizing relations with Fiji. In 2014, she played a principal role in the international response to the crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine, for which she was awarded the Commander of the Order of Merit of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The media personality – who has served as an editor in some of the leading magazines and newspapers of Australia, including The Australian Women’s Weekly and Cleo – was named Australian of the Year in 2013. She became the National President of Alzheimer’s Australia in 2011. In 1992, she created history by becoming the first woman to receive the Harnett Medal for community service and achievements in journalism, publishing, radio and TV. She was also appointed ABC Chair in February 2019.

Former Australian prime minister (2010-13) and leader of Australian Labor Party (2010-13), Gillard made history by becoming the first woman to hold either office. In 2014, she became the first to receive the Australian Award for Excellence in Women’s Leadership, recognizing the contribution to the advancement of gender equality in public offices.

'My dear, departed friend': Sarah Ferguson posts heartfelt Instagram tribute to Diana - as she celebrates the 'strong women' in her life

The Duchess of York, 59, shared a sweet photo of herself and Diana saying she was thinking of her 'dear, departed' friend as she marked International Women's Day.

The molecular biologist won a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2009. She has won several awards throughout her career, including a Medal of Honor by The American Cancer Society in 2000, and was inducted into the California Hall of Fame in 2011.

She is the only Australian actress to receive Oscar nominations for playing the same role in two movies – “Elizabeth” (1998) and “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” (2007) – and the only Australian to win two Academy Awards. In 2016, she was appointed a global Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. She also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008, and has directed several theatre productions.

For her contribution to the world of cinema, Kidman was honored with the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) at the Australian Day Honors in 2006. She was the first Australian to win the Best Actress Academy Award, for “The Hours” in 2003, and has received three more nominations at the Oscars and 12 at the Golden Globes (winning four).

One of the most innovative plastic surgeons of Australia, Wood invented “spray-on skin” technology to treat burn victims. She helped save many Bali bombing victims, for which she received the Order of Australia in 2003. She was named Australian of the Year in 2005.

She was one of the first Indigenous Australians to compete at the Olympics (1992, along with Samantha Riley) and the first woman to win a gold medal at an international athletics event in 1990. Freeman was named Young Australian of the Year in 1991 and Australian of the Year in 1998, becoming the first to win both titles. She added another feather to her cap in 2000 by becoming the first competing athlete in history to light the Olympic torch.

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The first female governor-general of Australia, Bryce was honored with an Officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia medal in the 1988 Australia Day honors for her service to the community.

The Australian writer has mostly written on genres like gender issues and women’s liberation. Her book “The Female Eunuch” was an international bestseller in 1970 and has been translated in 11 languages.

Payne became the first-ever female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup in the horse race’s 155 years of history on Nov. 3, 2015.

Enid Lyons was an Australian politician who was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives and the first woman to serve in federal cabinet. After her husband became prime minister in 1932, she was one of the best-known prime minister's wives, writing newspaper articles, making radio broadcasts, and giving open-air speeches.  Lyons joined the new Liberal Party in 1945, and served as Vice-President of the Executive Council in the Menzies Government from 1949 to 1951 – the first woman in cabinet. She retired from parliament after three terms, but remained involved in public life as a board member of the Australian Broadcasting Commission (1951–1962) and as a social commentator.

A social worker and politician, Cowan (1861-1932) was the first secretary of the Karrakatta Women's Club in 1894 and went on to become its vice-president and president. She was a social reformer who played a major role in helping women take up legal career and other professions by pushing through Women’s Legal Status Bill. She also helped set up the Royal Western Australian Historical Society, Women's Service Guilds, National Council of Women of Australia and King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women.  She is best known as the first Australian woman to serve as a member of parliament. Cowan has featured on  Australia's 50-dollar note since 1995. She is also commemorated in the naming of Edith Cowan University