Kate Dwyer

Background

Kate Golding was born at Tambaroora, Wellington County, New South Wales to Joseph Golding (died 1890), a gold-miner from Galway, Ireland, and his Scottish wife, Ann (died 1906. Née Fraser).

Education

She was educated at Hill End Public School.

Career

Intereseted in women"s working conditions she also founded the Women Workers" Union for home and fringe factory workers. She was active in the "no conscription" during World War I. In May 1921 she was one of the first female justices of the peace appointed in New South Wales. A street in Cook, a suburb of Canberra, is named in her honour.

Achievements

• She was a founder of the Women"s Progressive Association in 1901, the organisation promoted the entry of women into legal professions and equal benefits for women following divorce.