for women's rights, she travelled around Queensland encouraging women to gain support and join her university. Freda Bage took a wide interest in women's organisations, groups and activities; she was an honorary member of the National Council of Women of Queensland, in 1916 she was president of the Women's Club and in 1922–23 Fred was president of the Lyceum Club, Brisbane. Bage was concerned with the organisation of women in university so she led the formation of the Queensland Women Graduates' Association (later the Queensland Association of University Women). In 1928–29, Bage was president of the Australian Federation of University Women (A.F.U.W), which names a scholarship in her honour, representing it at several conferences of the International Federation of University Women. Personal life In World War I Bage was a member of the Queensland Recruiting Committee and in both wars was president of university women's war work groups. Bage was an original member of the National Art Galleries' Association, the Twelfth Night Theatre and the Brisbane Repertory Society. Because of her passion for hockey, she managed the first hockey team in Australia to travel interstate, from Melbourne to Adelaide in 1908, and was president of the Queensland Women's Hockey Association in 1925–1931. Bage was a nature enthusiast, a sponsor of the arts, a motor lover and a member of many women's sport teams. Freda Bage died on 23 October 1970 in Brisbane from cerebral arteriosclerosis. Her will provided scholarships to schools in Melbourne, funds for the women's colleges in Melbourne and Queensland Universities and a memorial for her brother, who died at Gallipoli. Legacy In addition to the Freda Bage fellowship, a stone grotesque was made of her by sculptor Rhyl Hinwood, and is featured within the University of Queensland Great Court. Bage is pictured behind a steering wheel, in acknowledgement of her passion for driving. Bage would act as driver to visiting Professors, transported ex-servicemen to and from hospitals after World War I, and in her retirement, travelled extensively within Australia. References Further reading External links Category:1883 births Category:1970 deaths Category:Australian biologists Category:University of Melbourne alumni Category:University of Melbourne faculty Category:University of Melbourne women Category:University of Queensland faculty Category:Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire Category:Women biologists Category:Place of birth missing Category:Australian women activists