Kathleen Mary Commins (1909 - 2003) was an Australian journalist, the first female editor of Australia's oldest literary journal, Hermes (in 1931).
[1] Kathleen attended St Vincent's College, then enrolled as a student of the University of Sydney, and graduated with a Bacherlor of Arts in 1931 and a Bachelor of Economics in 1934.
[5][6] Commins was an avid sportswoman, and captained and managed the New South Wales Women's cricket team and represented New South Wales in the junior division of the Australian lawn tennis championships.
[11] In this role, she, Ruth Preddey, and Gwendoline Varley are credited with increasing public awareness of Australian women's sport and providing advice to young women that were interested in improving their game.
[1] As cadet counsellor, she had an influential role on the careers of many prominent Australian authors and journalists, including Craig McGregor and Col Allan.