VIDA blog managing editor Ana Stevenson reflects on the meaning of Women’s History Month, held annually in March, for the UK Women’s History Network blog. In 1972, Ms. Magazine began a “Lost Women” series, dedicated to sharing the histories of women … Continue reading
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
The new convenors of the Australian Women’s History Network reflect on the challenges and opportunities for the network in the year ahead. As 2018 drew to a close, responsibility for convening the activities of the Australian Women’s History Network (AWHN) … Continue reading
Alana Piper shares research from Criminal Characters, a project investigating the criminal careers and life histories of Australian offenders from the end of the convict period through to the Second World War. Although male offenders far outnumbered women, both historically … Continue reading
Michelle Arrow reflects on the process for writing a book that takes in a decade of rich social, cultural and feminist history: the 1970s. Decades are artificial constructs, as anyone who has been to a ‘fifties fair’ or ‘sixties party’ … Continue reading
Leah Williams Veazey explores the intersections of migration, motherhood, and digital cultures in contemporary Australia. Migration and motherhood are both significant life changes. They disrupt social infrastructures, requiring the rapid acquisition of new knowledge and new networks, and the renegotiation … Continue reading
Kiera Lindsey explores the role of imagination in the historical research process as part of her DECRA speculative biographical project on the colonial female artist Adelaide Ironside. Most historians can recall an exhilarating moment in the archives when a reference … Continue reading
Text of a lecture given by Camille Nurka at the Women in Time Symposium, 30 November 2018, UTAS, Hobart, in association with the Australian Women’s History Network. I would like to say thank you to Paige Gleeson, Honey Dower, Frieda … Continue reading
Hollie Pich and Marama Whyte co-organised Professor Glenda Sluga’s recent MENTOR workshop. They review the event, and give six key pieces of advice from the event for emerging scholars. Like all industries, academia presents specific challenges to women and gender-diverse … Continue reading
An exploration of the media positioning of homeless women across Australian history by Anne O’Brien. This piece was originally published by the ABC on 12 December 2018. One of the less remarked upon by-products of the neoliberal ascendancy is the … Continue reading