Jean Fleming Arnot MBE (23 April 1903 – 27 September 1995) was an Australian librarian, trade unionist, activist for equal pay for women and feminist.
[1] She also received funding from the British Council and the Carnegie Corporation of New York which allowed her to travel in 1948–1949 to study library services in Great Britain and North America.
[1] Amongst the delegates representing fifty-three countries, including Dr S. R. Ranganathan from India and Seymour Lubetzky from the Library of Congress, Arnot's contributions to the discussions are recorded in the conference papers.
[2] On 12 June 1965, Arnot was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (Civil) for her community services in the Sydney area.
[1] The Jean Arnot Memorial Fellowship is an award made to a female librarian or female student of librarianship in Australia, funded by the National Council of Women of New South Wales Incorporated and the Australian Federation of Business and Professional Women's Associations Incorporated as a memorial to Arnot and her achievements.