Meet Yve Blake from Fangirls
by Do you have a fan girl moment? Mine was way back in the 70’s. You remember the days of platform thongs and crocheted bikinis. My friends Ducky, Jules and I got up at four in the morning. We caught a bus […]
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Meet Ashleigh Hockings
by When Brisbane’s Ashleigh Hockings steps into her skinny rowing eight shell at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta in England in July there will be more than just the weight of achieving success on her slender frame. Along with the eight big […]
#SheInspires Suzy Rogers
by Suzy Rogers is pretty handy with a knife. So good in fact that she recently won an award for her ability to slice and dice. But don’t worry, it’s all for a good cause. You see, Suzy, age 24, is a […]
#SheInspires Ursula Yovich
by After wowing sell out crowds in Sydney, Queensland Theatre has brought the raw and emotional rock and roll road trip Barbara and the Camp Dogs to the Bille Brown Theatre. I was blown away at rehearsals by Ursula Yovich’s amazing voice […]
#SheInspires – Sarah Wall
by Sarah Wall’s message is simple. Dementia does not just target the elderly, and she is determined to educate as many people as possible to this fact, particularly the younger generation. It’s a mission which grew from tragedy when her much loved […]
Meet Jilly Marsden
by Jilly Marsden designs bespoke jewellery for the modern woman. Following on from a successful career as a hair stylist, Jill has turned her passion for art and jewellery into a successful jewellery design business which is now generating buzz around the […]
#SheInspires Tracey Watkins
by I first became aware of fashion designer Tracey Watkins early in her design career. You see one of my friends bought a piece from White Label Noba at Hummingbird the shop even before Tracey had the stand alone stores in Hawthorne […]
#SheInspires Michelle Lee
by Sydney woman Michelle Lee is set to become the first Australian woman to cross any ocean solo in a rowboat, when she arrives in English Harbour in Antigua this month. The 46-year-old left La Gomera in the Canary Islands on December 12 […]
#SheInspires Azulant Akora – Australian Haute Couture Designer
by When you think of Haute Couture, Perth in Western Australia is probably not the first place that springs to mind. Yet Perth is the home of African Australian designer – Azulant Akora. Azulant is a millennial designer who creates beautiful Haute […]
#SheInspires Hayley Mattner
by She may be only nineteen, but Hayley Mattner is using her own experience with illness and her love of art to help others. Hayley is organising an art exhibition to raise money for the Breast Cancer foundation called ‘For The Love […]
#SheInspires – Angel Dixon
by Angel Dixon is an activist and model that has featured in national television and print campaigns and showcased inclusive designs on international runways. Angel also identifies as a person with disability. As advocacy manager for Starting With Julius and CEO of […]
Meet Christen O’Leary
by I had watched Christen O’ Leary tread the boards long before I met her in person. You might remember her marvellous turn as the exotic Magda in the hit stage musical ‘Ladies In Black‘ and I was astonished at her bravery […]
Meet Sister Shivani
by At the same time as the acrimonious battle over who would be Prime Minister was going on in Canberra, a quietly spoken Indian woman was telling Australians all over the country a contrary approach to life – how to achieve constant […]
#SheInspires Maria Aristidou
by One of the highlights of Paris Fashion Week for She Society was attending the Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2018- 2019 show of the lovely designer Maria Aristidou, who hails from the beautiful island of Cyprus. Maria’s designs were very elegant and included […]
#SheInspires Karen Jacobsen
by The voice we listened to every day is now giving voice to domestic violence survivors Karen Jacobsen, the original Australian voice of Siri, is now lending her voice to survivors of domestic violence in a new audiobook, Broken to Brilliant: Breaking […]
#SheInspires Jennifer Gillett: 100 Games to Show Girls It’s Possible
by 100 Games to Show Girls It’s Possible At the beginning of the year Jennifer Gillett received a message from the manager of Brothers Rugby Club in Brisbane. He’d sent the message to Jennifer and a few other women who had also […]
#SheInspires Bianca Young
by As a teenager I was always super insecure about how I looked. I always felt I was too fat, my skin was too pimply and I was just never one of the “cool” girls. Don’t get me wrong, I had plenty […]
#SheInspires Faye De Lanty
by From when she was a little girl, Sydney-based eco fashion stylist Faye De Lanty’s life has been influenced by her pursuit of a less cluttered, healthier planet. Her interest in eco fashion, which is at the heart of her Fashion Hound […]
#SheInspires Susan Scott
by Professor Susan Scott has established herself as one of Australia’s top experts in theoretical physics. She was apart of the 1000-strong Nobel Prize winning team for their discovery of gravitational waves. Susan also became the first female Professor of Physics (with one other […]
#SheInspires Mocco Wollert
by I was lucky enough to meet Mocco Wollert at the recent Writers Group Convention.The elegant Mocco was keen to share her story with our She Society readers. Mocco came to Australia in the 1950’s with no English and no money, but […]