Marie Yvonne Coleman, AO, PSM (née Burns; born 1933) is an Australian feminist, social activist, public servant and journalist.
Coleman, an only child, was born in 1933 in Dubbo, New South Wales, to Kathleen (née Nunan), a shop assistant at Western Stores.
The family moved frequently throughout her childhood, requiring her to change schools many times as her father was looking for advancements in his career.
She was talented in the classroom and on the field, playing Inter-Varsity cricket, as well as international debating,[1] and being a member of the university's Student Representative Council.
[2] Colemen spent over 60 years campaigning against the gender pay gap and other social injustices.