Anne Jamison reflects on the Australian Women’s Writing Symposium held at the State Library of New South Wales on November 3, 2016. Maggie MacKellar, at the close of her essay in the Sydney Review of Books on nineteenth-century author and social reformer … Continue reading
Wendy Michaels reflects upon an exhibition currently being hosted by the NSW Parliament on the state’s history of women in politics. New South Wales – Australia’s ‘Mother Parliament’ – was amongst the trailblazers in universal male suffrage (1858) and female … Continue reading
Murri artist and Yugambeh woman Jenny Fraser reflects on a recent event honouring Aboriginal women’s past and continued resistance to the forces of colonisation. Honouring Our Mother Country was an Indigenous gathering held at Maiwar (Brisbane River) on 22 January … Continue reading
In December 2016, members of the historical community came together to celebrate the career of illustrious feminist historian Marilyn Lake. The reminiscences of Marilyn’s overseas colleagues and friends reveal the internationalism that marked her career and women’s history generally. From … Continue reading
Lucinda Horrocks shares oral histories of the Gay Liberation Movement in 1970s Melbourne in the Culture Victoria exhibition, Out of the Closets, Into the Streets. In 1970s’ Melbourne a group of students made a stand for gay pride at a time … Continue reading
Heather Goodall shares her reflections on her address for the annual History Council of New South Wales History Week, presented at The Mint, Sydney, on September 7, 2016. Why question the idea of ‘neighbours’? It has a cosy, face-to-face warmth about it. … Continue reading
Lucy Jackson and Victoria Leonard introduce the Australian Women’s History Network to a new ancient history initiative in the United Kingdom, the Women’s Classical Committee. In April 2016 the Women’s Classical Committee (WCC) held its official launch at the Institute of … Continue reading
Bethany Phillips-Peddlesden reflects on the recent roundtable “Writing Histories of Gender in Australia and the World” at The University of Melbourne, which is part of the “Australia and the World” seminar series. How do you live your feminism? The August … Continue reading