Women

WEBSITES

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - WOMEN AUSTRALIA

It consists of entries on women published in the National Centre of Biography's websites, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Obituaries Australia and Labour Australia as well as biographical register entries.

http://womenaustralia.anu.edu.au/

THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S REGISTER

The Australian Women's Register is a source of information about Australian women and their organisations.

http://www.womenaustralia.info/

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP IN TWENTIETH CENTURY AUSTRALIA

A resource for anyone interested in the history of women and leadership in twentieth-century Australia.

http://www.womenaustralia.info/leaders/

VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN

The Victorian Honour Roll of Women acknowledges and celebrates the outstanding achievements of women in Victoria.

https://www.vic.gov.au/victorian-honour-roll-of-women

ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA - WOMEN'S BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY

This is to honour the contributions made by women to the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.

https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/rhsv-womens-biographical-dictionary/

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE PETITION 1891

In an effort to gain the right to vote for all Victorian women, a handful of dedicated women took to the streets in 1891 to collect signatures for a petition to present to the Parliament of Victoria. The result was an impressive collection of close to 30,000 signatures from women from all walks of life. This is searchable.

https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/the-history-of-parliament/womens-suffrage-petition

NUNS AND SISTERS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA 1838-1918 (INTERNET ARCHIVE WAYBACK MACHINE)

For the purposes of historical research or family history an alphabetical index of women who either became nuns in Australia, or who arrived in Australia as nuns has been compiled. The index consists of approximately 14,000 entries and is the result of contributions from more than fifty Religious Orders or Congregations. This snapshot is dated 19 March 2019.

https://web.archive.org/web/20190319003033/http://web.stbedes.catholic.edu.au:80/other/nuns/index.html

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE VICTORIA - WOMEN IN THE ARCHIVE

This is a finding aid for women in the PROV collection.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/women-archive

STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA - WOMEN'S STUDIES ARCHIVES

This is an archive providing a history of the social, political, and professional aspects of women's lives and offering a look at the roles, experiences, and achievements of women in society. This is viewable online at the State Library of Victoria website with a State Library of Victoria library card.

https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/az.php?q=women%27s%20studies%20archive%20forerunners&p=1

NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YEAR 1975

The following is Fact Sheet 237 from the National Archives of Australia.

https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-237-international-womens-year.pdf