A great piece by Prof. Clare Wright “We have enough electorates named after dead white men. It’s time we chose a woman instead” — https://theconversation.com/we-have-enough-electorates-named-after-dead-white-men-its-time-we-chose-a-woman-instead-146923
Her Place Women’s Museum Australia and the Women’s Mural Documentation Project are really proud to announce “Re-imagining the Women’s Mural – a virtual tour” received a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED at the MAPDA 2020 awards! We are really honoured to have received … Continued
Her Place Women’s Museum received a nomination for the community awards. While we didn’t win, we do congratulate all the winners and were honoured for the nomination. 2019 winners announced during History Week Established in 1998, the Victorian Community History … Continued
Penelope Lee, from Clifton Hill, is one of 22 Victorian recipients of the prestigious Churchill Fellowship award. Ms Lee will travel to the USA and UK to learn from international women’s museums. Ms Lee has worked at Her Place Women’s … Continued
Her Place Women’s Museum has been nominated under the category of History Projects. What Courage Such a Thing Takes The Life of Mary De Garis Forty-two community histories from across Victoria have been shortlisted for the 2019 Victorian Community History … Continued
Visibility equals voice Visibility equals respect Her Place Women’s Museum Australia has warmly welcomed Friday’s announcement of the establishment of a national Women’s Museum at Clarendon Terrace and we support the $1 million-dollar grant from the State Government to the National … Continued
So what happened to and for women, in our government’s latest leadership convulsion? Inexplicable madness again overtook the nation’s parliament and another Prime Minister, the fifth in eight years, was dethroned. If you are feeling giddy you’re not alone. There … Continued
Her Place Women’s Museum Australia mourns the death of Fiona Richardson, Victoria’s Minister for Women and Australia’s first Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence. Fiona played a key role in delivering Victoria’s response to the historic Royal Commission into … Continued
Here are 15 important inventions you never knew were invented by women… The Car Heater We all owe our thanks to Margaret A Wilcox who invented the car heater in 1893. (Margaret also invented a combined clothes and dishwasher). 2. … Continued
Julia Gillard, Australia’s First Female Prime Minister; Hillary Clinton, U.S Senator, Secretary of State, Presidential Nominee and Gillian Triggs, Emeritus Professor, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission. Three women, three leaders in their fields and three professionals personally vilified for daring to … Continued