Article in "Stock and Land" December 24, 1970 on the achievements of women based on graduations held recently at universities and colleges in Melbourne. Description and photograph of "Burnley's Top Student," Iris Seletto.stock and land, students, iris seletto, female students, dux, diploma horticultural science

Women and Money Seminar 2010Cardboard invitation flyer. Blue white a pink colour scheme. Seminar list on back of invitiationevent, women social services

This photograph shows two local women..Digital copy of black and white photograph. No caption on this photo.charles marshall, world war 1

This is a biography of the life and times of Sir Stanley Savige. Growing up, the army, civilian life and Legacy. It was written by WB Russell who was commissioned by Legacy to compile to book.A story of a man, not born to privilege or wealth, who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General in the Australian Army and established a charity organisation, MELBOURNE LEGACY. Legacy gives to the community, help for those families of deceased service personnel in times of need. Paper dust cover depicting Sir Stanley Savige travelling in an open vehicle. Cover, colour red, rectangular shape. Title: There Goes A Man, printed in white. Author: W.B.Russell, printed in Black. The Biography of Sir Stanley G. Savige, printed in white. The Spine is as above, Longmans printed in white at the bottom of The Spine. The back, the word Longmans and Longmans logo. Pages, white colour and black type. Maps and Photos.The Spine,title, There Goes A Man. The Biography of Sir Stanley Savige. W.B. Russell. Longmans. All of the above printed in black.biography, stan savige, savige book

Women and children on the steps of the Greensborough Poultry co-op. Digital copy of black and white photograph.elaine drakeford, greensborough poultry co op, poultry farm

Photograph of two Arab women, captioned 'Two bints'.Digital copy of black and white photograph. Image was reconstructed from damaged original."Two bints"charles marshall, world war 1, cairo

stories written by service personnel both men and womenkhaki green hardcover bookas you were, 1949, non-fiction, world war two, second world war, wwii, ww2

Booknon-fictionSixteen illustrated essays by various writers on the works and practice of women surrealists working in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States in the 20th century.surrealism, merit openheim, leonora carrington, valentine hugo, remedios varo, leonor fini, elléouët

Women and children at the co-op. [Poultry co-op in Greensborough] Digital copy of black and white photograph.elaine drakeford, greensborough poultry co op, poultry farm

Stories told by women who served in World War 2. historical research of women in World War 2Cover has a brown/pink hue with photos of aeroplanes, cars and sheds, and a man and woman dancing. inside the cover: "To the Orbost Historical society. Best wishes, Jacqueline" women, world war 2, jacqueline dinan

SoftcoverDear Trish, Love Bee March 86walsh st library

SoftcoverBlue ballpoint pen inscription on title page: 'To dear Mandie, / with love / Bunch / Christmas 85'walsh st library

Booknon-fictionMemories of the Men and Women who played a Vital Role in the Defense of Australia in World War 11.

Eulogy of Margaret Lydia Archer (1926-2021) mentioning her becoming the proprietor of a haberdashery shop in Blackburn in the mid sixties.non-fictionEulogy of Margaret Lydia Archer (1926-2021), mentioning her becoming the proprietor of a haberdashery shop in Blackburn in the mid sixties.archer margaret lydia, haberdashery, blackburn, mercy maternity hospital

Art exhibition catalogue for Jessie Traill [around the tenth anniversary of her death] who was an Australian born Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) who served with the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service during World War one in France. Her aritSeven single sided foolscap copied typewritten document held together with a white plastic paper clip. Title and bibliographical details of document are visible as well as handwritten annotations.'Returned Nurses Club' [blue ink top right hand corner of cover] 'H28' [red ink top right hand corner of cover]jessie traill, art, printmaking, voluntary aid detachment, vad, s, queen alexandra's imperial military nuring service, wwi, ww1, world war one

Digitised video (1.97GB). Duration: 46 minutes. Recorded August, 2019 (Video is available for viewing at Ringwood & District Historical Society Archives by appointment)Helen Doxford Harris is a professional genealogist and historian of more than thirty years standing. Her interest in history was first developed when she commenced researching her family history. She has written many texts on various subjects relating to Victoria Police, the Indigenous and women’s fields of study. Helen is also current Secretary of Box Hill Historical Society. In this presentation, Helen presents a great talk on Women in Politics, highlighting the difficulty in achieving equality in representation on the political stage.

EtchingSigned and dated 'Jennifer Mullett, 2000' bottom right corner under printed image. Titled 'Symbols of the Gunai Women' under printed image. Edition 4/10, lower left corner under print.

Illustrated book with yellow front cover on which tile and author's name are printed in brown ink. There are also one large and four smaller illustrations of women on the front cover (large illustration is Catherine of Aragon, the other illustrations clockwise from top left are Amy Johnson, Annette Kellerman, Dane Ellen Terry and Anna Pavlova) Title, author's and publisher's names are printed in brown on a white background on the spine. A brown and white photograph of a female pilot (Amelia Earhart) along with a list of some of the women written about in the booknon-fictionBrief biographies of 43 women of prominence in various categorieswomen-biographies, women-history

These are the 4 surviving daughters of Thomas Henry Deakin (1845-1915), born in Monmouthshire, Wales and his wife Janet (Jessie) Longmore (1851-1939), born in Morayshire, Scotland. The couple also had 2 sons: John Henry (1879-1962) and William Andrew (1883-1939). A fifth daughter Daisy Jessie was born in 1880 and died the same year at the age of 7 months. Elsie Longmore Deakin (1881-1969) was a nurse ans remained single; Minnie Winifred (1886-1966) married Charles Williamson in 1923; Lily Vipond (1890-1943) married David Mair in 1910 and Jessie Alice, known as Alice, married Hector Williamson in 1921. Hector and Charles were brothers. Elsie Longmore Deakin enlisted AANS aged 35 years in 10 May 1915; embarked on the Mooltan on 22 August 1916. Address : 114 Station Street, Fairfield, Next of kin : mother, Mrs Janet Deakin (nee Longmore), 114 Station Street, Fairfield, father, Thomas Henry Deakin Elsie Deakin enlisted at 35 years of age on 10 May, 1915 and served locally before volunteering for overseas duty on 9 August, 1916. Her three years of training were completed at the Melbourne General Hospital. She embarked with the rank of Sister for India and was appointed to the Victoria Hospital, Bombay. In January, 1917, when she was transferred to England and a Military Hospital at Bagthorpe later to the 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, and in January of the following years to 25 (British) GH in France but returned a few weeks later to England and the 1 AAH after suffering a seriously strained left ankle. She returned to France post-war and served another four months before being returned to Australia in May, 1919. Her appointment was terminated as medically unfit on 9 June, 1919. Born South Melbourne, she died in Elsternwick on 14 October, 1969, aged 87. (REF: http://www.ozsportshistory.com/wardeaths/women_a_e.html) There is a photo of her in uniform on this site and also on http://ww1nurses.gravesecrets.net/de.html LtoR: Alice, Minnie, Lily, Elsie. This is part of a large donation relating to the Deakin, Mair and Young families.A black & white photo with a cream edge of 4 well-dressed young women in a head and shoulders formal pose. It is likely a studio photo. All wear white frilly or lacy blouses and 3 are carrying bunches of flowers.1. On rear: Top in blue biro - "Elsie Minnie Lily Alice DEAKIN / Mum's (crossing out) sisters On the basis of inscriptions in family autograph books, this writing belongs to Lily's daughter, Beryl Mair. 2. The rear has 4 remnant glued labels roughly torn from larger labels - the type once common for labelling jars and bottles. Partially beneath these is writing in another hand in black ink: " ..th love and be.. / ..shes ---------your /(crossing out) then name removed (superficial paper loss. 3, "YOUNG" in blue biro in lower LH corner. This may be the donor's handwriting. It may have been added in the course of sorting photos into Young antecedent photos; there are no members of the Young family in the photo itself. elsie longmore deakin, minnie winifred deakin, minnie winifred williamson, lily vipond deakin, lily vipond mair, jessie alice deakin, alice deakin, jessie alice williamson, alice williamson

Brief account of the slow progress of Australian women towards equality with men to 1960s.2 p. from Ancestor, Winter and Spring 1991, p. 12-13women in australia, gender equality, ancestor (magazine)

Square, medium-sized soft cover bbokmedicine, university of melbourne

Two photographs of unidentified young women from the collection of Elaine Drakeford (nee Roberts).Digital copy of black and white photograph.elaine drakeford

[50th Anniversary of WWII] Images and photos and brief captions relating to women during WWII.Two pages, back to back, from a magazine with black and white images, black and white photos, captions and text. All images and photographs depict scenes of people taken during WWII. Part of a four page articlewwii, world war 2, world war two, wwll, women's roles, women, australian women's weekly

Booknon-fictionIllustrated feminist overview of women artists from the Middle Ages to the late 20th century, practising predominantly in Europe, United Kingdom and the United States.painting, sculpture, performance, feminism, collage

Illustrated book with white front cover that has four coloured illustrations of women in various activities. Title and authors' names are printed in red ink, along with a book description in black ink on the front cover along with publisher's logo and four red lines. Abbreviated title, underlined, in white ink, and authors names in black ink are printed on an orange background on the spine along with the publisher's logo. The back cover has a summary of the book printed in orange, along with another three illustrations of women, publisher's logo and 'Victoria 150 ' logo on a yellow backgroundnon-fictionThis book explores the experiences of women in Victoria over 150 years, highlighting their diverse roles in public and private life. It features more than fifty women, from convicts to nuns, actresses to soldiers, settlers to writers, and housewives to political activists, showcasing their social and personal diversity. The book emphasizes the home's importance, alongside the marketplace, and examines the significance of both reproduction and production. It provides a new perspective on Australian history, focusing on women's place, relationships between public and private life, paid and unpaid work, and the intersection of politics and gender. women-victoria-history-19th century, women-victoria-history=20th century, women-victoria-social conditions