Kay Elizabeth Bass Saunders AO FASSA FRHistS (born 1947) is an Australian historian and Emeritus Professor at the University of Queensland.
[1] She graduated with a BA (1970) and PhD (1975) from the University of Queensland (UQ).
[2] She was employed by UQ throughout her academic career, firstly as tutor, then progressing through the ranks to Professor of History (2002–2005).
Following her retirement in 2006 she was appointed Emeritus Professor.
[2] Saunders was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1999,[3] and was promoted to Officer in the 2021 Australia Day Honours for "distinguished service to tertiary education, particularly to history, as an academic and author, to professional associations, and to the community".