Collection: Local History Reference

This book is a report on the state of the art. It brings together a broad collection of the feminist research and writing about Australian history and society.

Ten writers look into the past to present historical insight and personal experiences. What is the relationship between faith and fetes? How have Australian women fulfilled and transcended the limited role allowed them by church and society?

The constitutional place of women in the uniting churches and the uniting church in Australia has been a vexed one. Biblical exegesis, and the practice of sister churches and cultural changes all contributed to a shift of attitude in the mid twentieth century- but change took place very gradually.

In late 2017, the City of Melbourne approached the Victorian Women's Trust with a request for assistance in developing a list of notable women to address the gender bias in street naming. As putting women on the public record is an important touchstone of the Trust as an organisation, we were hap...

A vivid account of a remarkable but little-known chapter in Melbourne's history Sex workers in nineteenth-century Melbourne were judged morally corrupt by the respectable world around them. But theirs was a thriving trade, with links to the police and political leaders of the day, and the leading...

"It is an amazing series of events and people that have come together at various times since 1835 under incredible circumstances. Many of these people and the parts they played have gone unrecognised - nobody has written about them in our history books. This book and its attachments cover some of...

A collection of information on women's sites in Melbourne. Includes historic women's sites and stories of many truly remarkable women who have helped make Melbourne the city that it is. Includes maps, addresses and detailed information on numerous landmarks. The book can be used as a walking tour...