Freer Helen Latham (1907–1987) was an Australian schoolteacher and leader in the global Methodist women's movement.
[3] Freer taught Sunday School and served as secretary for the Women's Auxiliary for Overseas Missions (W.A.O.M) for her local Methodist church.
[5] Beginning in the 1920s, a movement emerged globally to connect Methodist women's groups, to build alliances and coordinate activities.
This first global gathering of Methodist women was held in North Carolina in the United States.
At the gathering, Latham was elected as the regional vice-president for the Australasian Federation of Methodist Women.
[6] Latham served a five-year term and was succeeded by Patrocinio Ocampo, from the Evangelical Methodist Church in the Philippines.
[2] She oversaw significant growth in the organization; the federation added new chapters in seven countries, and reached an overall membership of 6 million women.
[1][7] In 1971, she was appointed vice-president for life of the New South Wales branch of the World Federation of Methodist Women.