Clare Grant Stevenson AM, MBE (18 July 1903 – 22 October 1988) was the inaugural Director of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF). As such, she has been described as "the most significant woman in the history of the Air Force".

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  • Clare Grant Stevenson AM, MBE (18 July 1903 – 22 October 1988) was the inaugural Director of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF). As such, she has been described as "the most significant woman in the history of the Air Force". Formed as a branch of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1941, the WAAAF was the first and largest uniformed women's service in Australia during World War II, numbering more than 18,000 members by late 1944 and making up over 30 per cent of RAAF ground staff. Born and educated in Victoria, Stevenson was an executive with the Berlei company when she was appointed Director of the WAAAF. Initially ranked Squadron Officer, she rose to become Group Officer by 1942. Stevenson resumed her civilian career following her discharge from the Air Force in 1946. Long active in education and social welfare, she helped form aid organisations including the Carers Association of New South Wales (now Carers NSW) after retiring from Berlei in 1960. Stevenson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire and a Member of the Order of Australia for her services to the community and to female veterans.
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  • 9 January 2009
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  • 18 July 1903
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  • Group Officer Clare Stevenson, RAAF Headquarters, 1944
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  • WAAAF (1941–1946)
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  • Clare Stevenson
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  • 3 June 1960
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  • 18 July 1903
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  • Executive, Berlei
    Founder President, Carers NSW
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  • Clare Grant Stevenson
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  • Director WAAAF, Founder President Carers NSW
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  • Clare Grant Stevenson AM, MBE (18 July 1903 – 22 October 1988) was the inaugural Director of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF). As such, she has been described as "the most significant woman in the history of the Air Force".
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