Lives Less Ordinary - Records of Women in the National Archives
March 17 to March 20 2010
National Archives of Australia, Brisbane Office 16 Corporate Drive, Cannon Hill, Qld
Discover the stories of famous and not so famous women as told through the National Archives’ collection.
The collection of the National Archives of Australia is vast and diverse. It documents the full range of Australian Government activities since Federation in 1901, and includes significant 19th-century records dealing with activities that were transferred from the colonies to the Commonwealth.
This free public seminar uncovers records about women from the Archives collection - women in politics, women’s organisations, working women, women migrants and women in the defence services. From suffragettes to the Women's Peace Army, Dame Enid Lyons to Adela Pankhurst, come and hear about the women in the Archives.
The seminar runs from 10am to 11am on Wednesday 17 and Saturday 20 March 2010.
National Archives of Australia, Brisbnae Office, 16 Corporate Drive, Cannon Hill, Qld 4170.
For bookings or information, ph (07) 3249 4245 or email events@naa.gov.au