Category: Historical Contributions & Women’s Science

Showcasing women’s often-overlooked role in science, research, and discovery throughout history.

Australia’s Creative Economy Is Running on Empty

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date November 28, 2025

Australia’s creative economy is being held back by the collapse of its textile manufacturing base. With less than 1% of apparel textiles milled onshore and no national provenance certification, Australia risks losing its cultural, economic, and creative sovereignty. A real creative economy requires structure, manufacturing, and protected provenance — not symbolic celebration days.

Tags Certification, CreativeAuthority, CreativeCare, CreativeEconomy, CreativeExcellence, CreativeHealth, CreativeWomensAssociation, CreativeWorkforce, CulturalEconomy, CWAAustralia, GenderEquity, NationalStandards, PreventativeHealth, SystemChange, UNESCO, WomenAndWork

Blogs Field Notes, Observations & Case Studies Historical Contributions & Women's Science Scientific Illustration & Sketches

The Sketchbook Was Her Microscope

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date July 11, 2025

Long before women were allowed in labs, they sketched. Scientific illustration was their microscope — a way to document, analyse, and contribute to discovery. Now, we reclaim that resilience through line, pigment, and process.

Tags Art and Science, Botanical Illustration, Creative Women’s Association, CWA, Drawing as Data, Feminist Art History, Feminist Knowledge Systems, Field Sketching, Historical Women Artists, Maria Sibylla Merian, Process Over Perfection, Resilience in Creativity, Sand Drawing, Scientific Drawing, Scientific Illustration, Sketchbooks, Visual Literacy, Women in Science, Women's Contribution to Science

Historical Contributions & Women's Science

The Other Half of the Equation

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date July 7, 2025

Ten women. Ten groundbreaking stories. Discover the scientists who changed the world — full stop. No comparisons, just brilliance.

Tags Ada Lovelace, Barbara McClintock, CWA Lens, Emilie du Châtelet, Female Scientists, Historic Women in STEM, Hypatia, Katherine Johnson, Mary Anning, Pioneering Women, Rosalind Franklin, Scientific History, Women in Science, Women’s Achievements

Historical Contributions & Women's Science

Rewrite the Record

Post author By CreativeWomensAssociation
Post date July 7, 2025

History made it look like men built science alone. The truth? Women like Annie Walker were shaping discovery all along. It’s time to rewrite the record.

Tags Annie Walker, CWA Lens, Feminist History, Forgotten Women Scientists, Gender Bias in STEM, Gender Equity in Research, Scientific History, Women in Science, Women's Achievements, Women's Contributions to Science