Jacqui Sanders explores the lives of the women who were imprisoned in Old Ararat Gaol and the J Ward Asylum during the nineteenth century. Perched on a hill in Ararat, nestled behind the perennials, natives, ferns, and alpines in Alexandra … Continue reading
Lisa Featherstone and Andy Kaladelfos explore how history repeats itself when it comes to domestic violence and the criminal justice system. Please be advised that this content contains graphic descriptions of violence that may be distressing to readers. Last week … Continue reading
Frances Steel offers insight into the world of the women who worked on American luxury passenger liners crossing the Pacific from the 1950s. In the maritime world, service work was long dominated by men. Women were first employed in small … Continue reading
The Liberal Party of Australia’s gender problem, Ella Kuskoff argues, is more related to questions about violence against women than we might like to think. Search “women in politics” online and you will be confronted with a long list of … Continue reading
Margaret Allen shares her reflections from the August 2018 International Federation for Research in Women’s History conference held in Vancouver, Canada. Many members of the Australian Women’s History Network recently wended their way to Vancouver, Canada for the 2018 International Federation … Continue reading
As part of VIDA blog’s series on humanitarianism and internationalism, Fiona Paisley explores how Scandinavian Anna Bugge-Wicksell promoted the cause of education in Africa and the Pacific within the League of Nations. In 1921, Anna Bugge-Wicksell became the first woman appointed … Continue reading
The Australian Historical Association‘s network of Early Career Researchers continues its Q&A interview series with early career researchers. Here, we repost their interview with Effie Karageorgos. Effie Karageorgos 1. Describe your PhD research. My PhD examines the experiences and attitudes … Continue reading
Elmari Whyte reflects on the experience of this year’s AHA conference held in Canberra. The 37th Annual Conference of the Australian Historical Association (AHA) was held at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra from 2 to 6 July 2018. … Continue reading
Hannah Viney reviews the Australian Women’s History Network 2018 symposium ‘The Past is a Position: History, Activism and Privilege.’ Emails checked, coffee next, then ready to think activism & history @auswhn symposium at ANU pic.twitter.com/mcU1AeS3lE — Mary Tomsic (@mary_tomsic) July … Continue reading
Professor Lynette Russell reflects on how this year’s NAIDOC theme connects with personal family histories. This year’s NAIDOC celebrates Indigenous women. The mothers, grandmothers, aunties, daughters, nieces: the keepers of family, and tradition. The NAIDOC week is an exhilarating and … Continue reading