From the middle ages on, threatening the patriarchy by displaying ambition or failing to conform to societal gender norms was taken as evidence of witchcraft.
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Australia’s earliest female political aspirants were staunchly independent, setting up a tradition that would remain more than a century later.
Four talented performers tell the stories of a number of iconic women from history in Belvoir St Theatre’s latest production.
They chained themselves to buildings, entered male-only pubs and were dragged out by police. The documentary Brazen Hussies tells the story of the warriors of second wave feminism.
Fresh research casts new light on a boldly unconventional woman who cross-dressed as a man to join a French naval sea voyage.
The League of Nations was established 100 years ago today. This precursor to the United Nations was dominated by men but many Australian women worked hard to gain a voice there.
Not everyone won the vote in 1918, and not everyone is living their best life now.
Sylvia Pankhurst’s book is the dominant narrative of the time, but was she unfair to her sister Christabel?
The women’s magazine formula runs deep in many online publications branded as ‘feminist’. While the personal was once deemed political, the emphasis now is on adapting to the status quo - not changing it.
She didn’t even believe in equality, but this Victorian woman’s personal struggle against her husband became a matter of national importance.
Alice Duer Miller’s analysis of contemporary politics not only made anti-suffragist politicians look stupid. It also made her (and women like her) look completely capable of participating in the political sphere.
Anne Summers’ ambitious 1975 book reframed Australian history by placing women at its centre. It was a book of its time. But its groundbreaking approach ensures it is also a book for today.
Clare Wright’s The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka (2013) is a career-defining work of scholarship and storytelling. The significance of her historical intervention and the power and flair of Wright’s narrative…
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Professor of History, President, Australian Historical Association, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer in Law and Director of the Open Justice Centre, The Open University
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