Australia and New Zealand
Women's history in Australia and New Zealand - find resources for Australian and New Zealand women of note and events in women's history. If you find additional links you'd like to suggest be added to this page, send an email to womenshistory.guide@about.com.
Daisy Mae Bates
Daisy Mae Bates, born in Ireland, spent most of her adult life with the Aborigines of Australia, studying their condition and raising awareness of their plight.
Daisy Mae Bates, born in Ireland, spent most of her adult life with the Aborigines of Australia, studying their condition and raising awareness of their plight.
Women Suffrage - New Zealand, Australia
An entry from a 1911 encyclopedia noting some then-recent events in New Zealand and Australia with women's voting rights.
An entry from a 1911 encyclopedia noting some then-recent events in New Zealand and Australia with women's voting rights.
Australia: Feminism
Bibliography with a few web links, plus information on Australian feminists Diane Bell, Elizabeth Grosz and Carole Pateman.
Bibliography with a few web links, plus information on Australian feminists Diane Bell, Elizabeth Grosz and Carole Pateman.
Australia's Women's History Month
A central site for information on celebrating Women's History Month in Australia. Includes events, a list of women to remember, links to more resources, and other related information.
A central site for information on celebrating Women's History Month in Australia. Includes events, a list of women to remember, links to more resources, and other related information.
Vivian Bullwinkel
Sole survivor of a World War II massacre of army nurses and a civilian on Bangka Island, and later a prisoner of war of the Japanese on Sumatra, she returned to a distinguished nursing career.
Sole survivor of a World War II massacre of army nurses and a civilian on Bangka Island, and later a prisoner of war of the Japanese on Sumatra, she returned to a distinguished nursing career.
Convict Women and Sexual Subjugation
An analysis of the oppression of women in Australia, focusing on women convicts. Includes a link to a highly critical response.
An analysis of the oppression of women in Australia, focusing on women convicts. Includes a link to a highly critical response.
The Double Bind of Women in Nineteenth-Century Australia
An excerpt from the writings of Robert Hughes, focusing on the 24,000 women transported to Australia between 1788-1852 and their role in Australian history.
An excerpt from the writings of Robert Hughes, focusing on the 24,000 women transported to Australia between 1788-1852 and their role in Australian history.
Equal Suffrage in Australia
1904 update on the legal equality of women in Australia. Document form the Library of Congress.
1904 update on the legal equality of women in Australia. Document form the Library of Congress.
Vida Goldstein
From the National Library of Australia, a biography and short bibliography of this woman who campaigned for women's rights, birth control and peace.
From the National Library of Australia, a biography and short bibliography of this woman who campaigned for women's rights, birth control and peace.
International Women's Day Events - Australia
A listing of events in Australia for International Women's Day.
A listing of events in Australia for International Women's Day.
National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame
This site, a virtual museum, honors Australian women pioneers and "their special contribution to Australia's heritage."
This site, a virtual museum, honors Australian women pioneers and "their special contribution to Australia's heritage."
New Zealand: Proud Warrior
Actress Rena Owen played an abused Maori wife in this 1994 site. Page includes information on women's lives under colonization.
Actress Rena Owen played an abused Maori wife in this 1994 site. Page includes information on women's lives under colonization.
Oodgeroo Noonuccal: Biographic Note & Poetry
A short biobraphical note plus some poetry from an indigenous Australian who was known as Kath Walker.
A short biobraphical note plus some poetry from an indigenous Australian who was known as Kath Walker.
Sex, class and the road to women's suffrage
Tom O'Lincoln writes from a Marxist perspective on the influence of development on women's rights and opportunities between 1860 and 1890 in Australia.
Tom O'Lincoln writes from a Marxist perspective on the influence of development on women's rights and opportunities between 1860 and 1890 in Australia.
Woman's Work in Sydney
A 1900 perspective on the climate for professional women, from a periodical of the time.
A 1900 perspective on the climate for professional women, from a periodical of the time.
Women and the Australian Landscape
A short excerpt from Jill Ker COnway on the life of a woman in pioneer Australia.
A short excerpt from Jill Ker COnway on the life of a woman in pioneer Australia.
Women and Government in Australia
Dr. Marian Sawer writes a history of women in parliament and other government offices in Australia. Includes charts and graphs and much detail.
Dr. Marian Sawer writes a history of women in parliament and other government offices in Australia. Includes charts and graphs and much detail.
Women in the Senate (Australia)
1999 article detailing the history of women in Australia's Senate.
1999 article detailing the history of women in Australia's Senate.