THREE extraordinary women who\u2019ve empowered many and have called Ballarat home, were acknowledged last week by the city\u2019s Zonta Club.<\/p>\n
Part of the Zonta Centennial Anniversary Recognition Awards, Dr Misty Jenkins PhD, and posthumous honourees Dr Fanny Reading MBE and Joan Rosanove QC were all celebrated for their outstanding contributions to medicine and law.<\/p>\n
Heading an immunology lab at Melbourne\u2019s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Dr Jenkins is currently developing new ways to treat brain cancer in paediatric and adult patients.<\/p>\n
Dr Reading founded Sydney\u2019s first women\u2019s general practice, and the Australian Jewish Women\u2019s Organisation before she died in 1974 at almost 90 years old.<\/p>\n
The first woman to sign the Victorian Bar Roll, Joan Rosanove QC took silk in 1967 and was an advocate for women across the world through legal reform and advocacy before her death in 1974, almost 78.<\/p>\n
As a \u201cBallarat girl, through and through,\u201d Dr Jenkins said she\u2019ll always have a strong connection to the city, so it\u2019s \u201cspecial\u201d to be awarded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m grateful, honoured and privileged,\u201d she said. \u201cGrowing up in Ballarat, and particularly as a woman, it\u2019s very hard to be what you can\u2019t see.<\/p>\n
\u201cBallarat has produced very few scientists, but also women in leadership positions, and I think I\u2019ve held some substantial leadership positions, both at the state and national level.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really nice to be able to represent my hometown on those various platforms and contribute to the community, not just locally, but also at a national level, advocating for women in leadership, women in science, indigenous health and education,\u201d Dr Jenkins said.<\/p>\n
She encourages all young people, especially women, to pursue what they love and stay grounded.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you want to be a hairdresser… If you want to be a doctor, plumber, lawyer… Whatever it is, find your passion and your voice, but never lose your connection to place because that\u2019s very special,\u201d Dr Jenkins said.<\/p>\n
Architect, Wendy Jacobs put Ms Rosanove\u2019s name forward for the award, now living in the house the QC grew up in.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe practiced for 50 years and really did an enormous amount for women, especially with divorce laws, as a ground breaker and a very positive role model,\u201d Ms Jacobs said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THREE extraordinary women who\u2019ve empowered many and have called Ballarat home, were acknowledged last week by the city\u2019s Zonta Club. Part of the Zonta Centennial Anniversary Recognition Awards, Dr Misty Jenkins PhD, and posthumous honourees Dr Fanny Reading MBE and Joan Rosanove QC were all celebrated for their outstanding contributions to medicine and law. Heading […]<\/p>\n