Augusta Zadow

Christiane Susanne Augustine "Augusta" Zadow (née Hofmeyer; 27 August 1846 – 7 July 1896) was a German-Australian trade unionist.

She met her husband Christian Wilhelm Zadow, a tailor and political refugee from Germany, in London and the pair married in 1871.

Mary Lee, David Charleston and Zadow prepared a list of fair wages and prices for use in Adelaide.

Following the franchise of women in South Australia in 1894, she was appointed a factory inspector by the government of Charles Kingston.

It is awarded annually to individuals involved in women's health and safety issues in South Australia.

Portrait of Augusta Zadow, the first woman Inspector of Factories. Taken from the Weekly Herald newspaper 17 July 1896 page 1. State Library of South Australia B-58465