It was the first group in Australia that advocated for the ordination of women in the Anglican Church.
Colleen O'Reilly had been actively involved in the ecumenical Commission on the Status of Women which was established by the Australian Council of Churches.
Desiring something more distinctly Anglican in focus, O'Reilly and Zandra Wilson became the organisation's key founding members.
[6] In 1977 the group organised a demonstration outside St Andrew's Cathedral during a general synod.
An article about the protest appeared on the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald.