Portia Geach

PORTIA GEACH (1873-1959) heralded the age of the modern Australian woman. Sophisticated, creative and a formidable advocate for women, she was equally championed for her campaigns and pummelled for interfering in the business of men. The first Australian woman admitted to London's Royal Academy of Arts, upon her return to Australia she took charge of her career, first as an artist, then becoming a leader in the women's rights movement. She fought for equal pay, access to political power and bett