Marian Quartly (born 1942) is an Australian social historian. She is professor emeritus in history at

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Early life and education

Marian Quartly is the daughter of Valma Jean (née Tyler) and metalworker Gordon Henry Quartly. She was born in 1942 in

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, South Australia. She attended Blair Athol State School and then

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. In 1964 she completed a BA (Hons) at the

University of Adelaide The University of Adelaide (informally Adelaide University) is a public research university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third-oldest university in Australia. The university's main campus is located on N ...

. She moved to Melbourne, where she graduated with a PhD at

in 1970.

Career

Quartly's teaching career began at

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where she lectured in historical method and Malay history. In 1975 she was appointed an Australian history tutor at the

University of Western Australia The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Perth, the state capital, with a secondary campus in Albany and various other facilitie ...

. From there she moved to Monash University as a lecturer in 1980 and remained there until she retired in 2006, being appointed professor emeritus. During her time at Monash she was Dean of Arts from 1994 to 1999. In 1994, she was awarded the Human Rights Non-Fiction Award for ''Creating a Nation'' jointly with co-authors

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and

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Marian Quartly Prize

In 2018 the Australian Historical Association (AHA) renamed its Taylor and Francis Prize the Marian Quartly Prize in recognition of Quartly's contribution as inaugural editor of its journal, ''History Australia''. The prize is awarded for the best journal article published each calendar year. Winners include: * 2017: Laura Rademaker (then the Taylor and Francis Prize) * 2018: Ben Silverstein * 2019: Frances Steel * 2020: Jeremy Martens * 2021: Jordana Silverstein * 2022: Nancy Cushing

Works

As author

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As editor

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As contributor

References

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