Kay SaundersKay Elizabeth Bass Saunders is an Australian historian and Emeritus Professor at the University of Queensland.Earlyl life and educationSaunders was born in Brisbane, Queensland in 1947. She graduated with a BA and PhD from the University of Queensland.CareerShe was employed by UQ throughout her academic career, firstly as tutor, then progressing through the ranks to Professor of History. Following her retirement in 2006 she was appointed Emeritus Professor.Honours and recognitionSaunders was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1999, 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".Selected works *