Ciara Stewart reviews the 2018 UK Women’s History Network conference held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of partial suffrage for British women. From 31 August to 1 September 2018, I had the privilege of attending and speaking at the UK … 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
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
Caitlin Adams reviews a recent symposium offering historical and contemporary perspectives towards mothering and motherhood in Australia. On the first day of the Australian Mothering in Contemporary and Historical Perspective Symposium, held at The University of Melbourne between February 15 … Continue reading
Chelsea Barnett, Isobelle Barrett Meyering, James Keating and Sophie Robinson organised the Australian Women’s History Network conference, ‘Symbiotic Histories’, held on 5 July 2017 in conjunction with the Australian Historical Association conference. A month on, they reflect on lessons learned … Continue reading
Jordy Silverstein reviews the 2017 Berkshire Conference on histories of women, genders and sexualities. In the last few days of May, the planes travelling from Australia to New York were delightfully laden with feminist historians. We were all headed to … Continue reading
Chelsea Barnett reviews a recent symposium re-assessing Australia’s revolutions in gender and sexuality in the 1970s. In the lead-up to International Women’s Day, it was a great pleasure to spend two days at the Australian National University for a symposium … Continue reading
Shirleene Robinson reviews the 16th Australia’s Homosexual Histories conference, La Trobe University, 25-26 November. Over two days in the last week of November 2016, I was among the academics, enthusiastic members of the LGBTIQ community, and others who gathered together … Continue reading
Kathryn Ticehurst shares the perspective of a first-time postgraduate attendee at the Australian Historical Association conference. Her review of conference proceedings focuses on the place of gender within the papers presented, and on the emerging themes and trends in evidence. … Continue reading