Category Archives: Issue blogs

Who was Jane Walker? Remembering Women’s Activism

by Managing Editor Posted on June 5, 2019

Sharon Crozier-De Rosa and Vera Mackie explore the complex interconnections between the history of women’s activism and its memorialisation in the twenty-first century. In April 2019, Time Magazine released its annual list of the ‘100 most influential people’. Alongside such leaders … Continue reading →

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A “poor puny thing”: Giuseppe Baretti and rhetorical violence against political women

by Managing Editor Posted on March 8, 2019

Shane Greentree finds resonances between Giuseppe Baretti’s didactic text Easy Phraseology for the use of young ladies… (1775) and violent political rhetoric against contemporary women. The republican historian and political philosopher Catharine Macaulay (1731-1791) was among the most discussed women writers of her … Continue reading →

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Because of Her, We Can: Remembering family histories, secrets, and stories

by Managing Editor Posted on July 11, 2018

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 →

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“If I had wings”: Helplessness and anxiety among Australian soldiers’ mothers

by Managing Editor Posted on April 24, 2018

To celebrate Anzac Day, Ellen Cresswell reflects on the uncertainty and anxieties soldiers’ mothers experienced for their sons during World War I. There is no word in English, French, or German for a mother who has lost her child. “Widow” … Continue reading →

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Women’s ordination and the Anglican Church of Australia

by Managing Editor Posted on February 9, 2018

As the Anglican Diocese of Perth welcomes its first female archbishop, Peter Sherlock reflects on the history of women’s ordination in the Anglican Church of Australia. On Saturday February 10, 2018, the Anglican Diocese of Perth will welcome Bishop Kay Goldsworthy … Continue reading →

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Masculinity in World War I popular culture: The case of E.T. Shorley

by Managing Editor Posted on November 9, 2017

After the discovery of sheet music with a common lyricist published in Central Queensland around 1917, Janet Stevenson was compelled to investigate further. When a family friend passed an old and beloved folio of early-twentieth-century sheet music on to me, … Continue reading →

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Bringing a baby to a conference: The Australian Historical Association edition

by Managing Editor Posted on July 10, 2017

Laura Rademaker reflects on the challenges of bringing a young baby to an academic conference which offers no childcare. This year, I took a four-month-old baby to the annual Australian Historical Association Conference (AHA). The conference was excellent. Bringing a … Continue reading →

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