Agent TypePersonIdentifierUMA-AG-000001523Activities & OccupationsFeministsWomen's rights activistsCommunity activistsHistoryBorn in Melbourne, Geraldine Rimmer-Robertson (1942-2025) grew up in the shadow of World War 2. Later in life, she was heavily involved in the women’s liberation and environmental movements which began to take shape in the 1970s. Closely linked to groups like Friends of the Earth (FOE) and the Food Justice Centre, Geraldine was a firm supporter of community activism.
Geraldine called the inner Melbourne suburb of Clifton Hill home for over 40 years. She had three children, three grandchildren, and a great-child due in August, 2025. Over the course of her life, she maintained a firm curiosity about equality and feminist activism. In 2002, she started the Women’s Web, an online platform for sharing women’s stories, activism and accomplishments, and compiled such publications as Women Working Together (2009), Prejudice and Reason (2013), Making Peace (2017) and Changing the World (2022).
