The Mary Bennett Prize for Women’s History is awarded every two years by the Australian Women’s History Network to an early career historian for the best article or chapter in any field of women’s history, in any published journal (including e-journals) or edited collection. The prize is named in honour of Mary Montgomerie Bennett (1881-1961), a talented and relentless campaigner for human rights on the national and international stage.
The prize includes a citation and cash award of $200, and is awarded provided a nomination of sufficient merit is received. Those eligible must have completed their Doctorate no more than six ears prior to the publication of the article, or be enrolled in a Doctoral program. The nominees must normally be resident in Australia.
The closing date for the next award is 31 March 2012. The nominated work must bear a publication date of 2010 or 2011. Nominations (of your own work or that of a colleague) can be made by sending a cover letter containing full contact details of the author, along with two copies of the nominated article, to:
Australian Women’s History Network
C/O Jane Carey
Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies
PO Box 55
Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3800
Previous Winners
2010 – Sharon Crozier de Rosa
2008 – Rebecca Jennings
2006 – Lisa Featherstone
2004 – not awarded
2002 – Victoria Haskins
2000 – Jane Long