''The Australian Women's Register'' is a fully searchable online database which aims to cover
Australian women
Women in Australia refers to women's demographic and cultural presence in Australia. Australian women have contributed greatly to the country's development, in many areas. Historically, a masculine bias has dominated Australian culture. Since ...
and
Australian Women's organisations. It combines many resources and allows users to find historical and contemporary material on notable Australian women in all fields. It aims to help users find
* women
* organisations
* archives
* publications
* and other digital resources.
Part of the Australian Women's Archives Project, it was established in 2000 and is maintained by the National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW), together with the
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb n ...
.
National Foundation for Australian Women
The National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW) was set up by a group of women's rights
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campaigners who wished to establish a body to promote women's movement
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ideas and policies. It was established in 1989 with seed money of $100,000 from Pamela Denoon
Pamela may refer to:
*''Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded'', a novel written by Samuel Richardson in 1740
*Pamela (name), a given name and, rarely, a surname
*Pamela Spence, a Turkish pop-rock singer. Known as her stage name "Pamela"
*MSC Pamela, MSC ' ...
and a trust fund
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in her name. It was to be independent of political parties and was to form partnerships with other women's organisations. Its purpose was to ensure that women's history, knowledge, and wisdom would be accessible to new generations of women, and to advance and protect Australian women's interest in all spheres of life.
See also
* Convict women in Australia
* List of Australian women artists
This is a list of women artists who were born in Australia or whose artworks are closely associated with that country.
A
* Anita Aarons (1912–2000), sculptor
*Prue Acton (born 1943), fashion designer
* Yilpi Adamson (born 1954), textile artis ...
* List of Australian women writers
This is a list of women writers born in Australia or closely associated with it in their writings. As with other Wikipedia page lists, writers need a page before inclusion.
A
*Mena Kasmiri Abdullah (born 1930), short story writer
*Joyce Ackroyd ...
* List of Australian sportswomen
List of notable Australian sportswomen. List is based on their inclusion into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, Olympic and Paralympic individual gold medalist, multiple individual medalist at Olympic Games and world championships or recognized ...
* Women and government in Australia
Government in Australia is elected by universal suffrage and Australian women participate in all levels of the government of the nation. In 1902, the newly formed Commonwealth of Australia became the first nation on earth to enact equal suffr ...
* Women in the Australian military
Women currently make up 19.2% of the ADF workforce. Women have served in Australian armed forces since 1899. Until World War II women were restricted to the Australian Army Nursing Service. This role expanded in 1941–42 when the Royal Austr ...
References
External links
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National Federation for Australian women: website
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2000 establishments in Australia
Databases in Australia
Online databases
Women's organisations based in Australia
Women in Australia