Alva Cunningham Geike is a feminist activist, teacher and textiles professional. Geikie was born in Brunswick on 29 January 1936. She obtained a Diploma of Needlecraft from Emily MacPherson College of Domestic Economy and a Trained Teacher's Certificate to teach in junior technical schools. Alva worked as a dressmaker for Myer in Melbourne, a costumier for the Old Vic Theatre in London and taught needlecraft at Princes Hill Highschool for 11 years. While teaching, she studied Arts at Monash University. In 1969, teachers were one of the few professions to be granted Equal Pay, which was to happen in 3 steps and finalised in 1971. Alva was outraged at the decision that devalued traditionally female dominated professions. When Alva read that Zelda D'Aprano had chained herself to the doors of the Arbitration Commission to protest the poor result of the Equal Pay Case, Alva went to meet her at the Trades Hall to discuss further actions. They organised another chaining for the 31st of October 1969, when Thelma Soloman joined them. Spurred on by the media coverage and impact of their radical action, Geikie, D'Aprano, Solomon, and 'Bon' Hull began the Women's Action Committee (WAC), a precursor to the Victorian Women's Liberation Group. Through a number of radical actions, WAC campaigned for economic equality, social equality, equal education, accessible childcare and abortion law reform. These actions included pub crawls to demonstrate against the higher prices charged to women in segregated bars, and tram rides, on which they refused to pay full fare. In 1972, as other Women's Liberation (WL) groups emerged across Melbourne and Sydney, WAC decided to disband to join the larger organisation. Geike has written an unpublished history of both WAC and WL in two volumes: "The Women's Action Committee and the Women's Liberation Movement, Melbourne, 1969-1975". She was interviewed for Catherine Dwyer's film, Brazen Hussies, in 2019. Geike's teaching career extended to TESOL (teaching English as a second language) in secondary schools and teacher's colleges in Thailand. Geike settled in northern NSW during her forties where she continues to write.