Women in the History of Australia
Here I am gathering all of the "woman's relevant" pages together. It is is still in embryo, but it's a start. Being a male of the opposite sex myself, I do not feel particularly well qualified to write this page. A female volunteer would be most welcome
Woman's Writing
1822, Elizabeth Hawkins, Crossing the Blue Mountains, The diary of first family of white free settlers to cross the Blue Mountains Kids on the Ridge - The remembrance of a Ten Quid Tourist. This is also presented as an example of contemporary Australian yarn telling. My Country - Dorothea Mackellar's icon poem expressing her love of Australia. |
Women in Politics1788, A Brief History of Australian Women - Significance of Sexual Imbalance., The Morality Debate, The Role of Australian Women During World War 1 - When women in the northern hemisphere were still struggling to get the vote, Australian women were shaping World War 1 Defence policy in the Australia.
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Australian FashionAustralian Fashion Index - articles and big picture galleries The Undressing of Australian Women - 1880—1975 These tell the story of Australian fashion well in words but I am disappointed by the pictures. I have a much better set and I promise to get them up asap. |
Woman Convicts1788, Women Convicts - Damned Whores, A Feminist View of the status of Women Convicts.
1788, Nancy Yeats (Yates) - Female convict- Lady Penrhyn, David Collins, 1788, James John Grant, Van Daemons land, Norfolk Island
1825, Botamy Bay, Just for fun. |
A Century of Military NursingJessie Toshack |
Nursing Across the 20th Century
Nursing in the 1920's The Hospitals The Parramatta Hospitals, |