Women in politics - Dame Roma Mitchell

Choosing a female political figure that you most admire with little interest in the field of politics can be a tough one to tackle..but after doing a bit of research here and there I have finally found the one. Dame Roma Mitchell is the one whom I admire when it comes to politics.
Born in 1913, Adelaide, SA, Roma Mitchell was the daughter of a solicitor killed in the First World War. Her mother, who believed in tertiary education for women, put her through a law course at the University of Adelaide.She graduated in December 1934, and in February began as a barrister with an Adelaide law firm. During the 1930s she did much work in the field of domestic violence. At first, Mitchell says, her main aim was simply to be a good barrister. In 1962 she became the first Australian woman to be admitted as a Queen's Counsel. Then, in 1965, she became a judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia, the first woman in Australia to be appointed to that position. She also led a deputation of women seeking the right for women to serve as jurors. Among other appointments, Dame Roma has been Chairman of the Human Rights Commission, President of the Churchill Fellowship and Chancellor of the University of Adelaide. She was awarded the OBE in 1971 and in 1991 was appointed Governor of South Australia, again becoming the first woman in Australia to hold that post. Dame Roma Mitchell passed away in the year 2000, at the age of 87.
Dame Roma Mitchell may have not made a change to the world, but she added her five cents to the political system of Australia, allowing for women to also particpate in what used to seem like a field only for men.