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| Australian Women's Register | |
|---|---|
| Name | Australian Women's Register |
| Type | Online biographical database |
| Country | Australia |
| Established | 2001 |
| Discipline | Women's history |
| Language | English |
Australian Women's Register The Australian Women's Register is an online biographical and bibliographical database documenting the lives, works, and organisations associated with women in Australia, including entries on individuals such as Edith Cowan, Dorothy Tangney, Vida Goldstein, Judith Wright, Miles Franklin, Banjo Paterson, Dorothea Mackellar and groups such as Women's Electoral Lobby, National Council of Women of Australia, Australian Federation of Women Voters and institutions including University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, Australian National University. The Register aggregates archival collections, published works, and organizational records from repositories like the National Library of Australia, State Library of Victoria, Trove, National Archives of Australia and cultural bodies such as the Australian Women's Archives Project and Museum Victoria. It is used by historians, journalists, students and community researchers to trace biographies, bibliographies and the histories of movements exemplified by figures such as Catherine Helen Spence, Katherine Susannah Prichard, Germaine Greer, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Ethel Turner, Nancy Wake, Caroline Chisholm, Annabelle Rankin, Gough Whitlam, Julia Gillard, Ellen Erskine.
The Register was developed in the early 2000s with contributors from academic environments such as Macquarie University, University of Queensland, Griffith University and cultural agencies including Australian Human Rights Commission and state libraries like State Library of New South Wales and State Library of Queensland. Initial projects drew on collections from the Australian National University Library, National Film and Sound Archive and feminist archives such as Women’s Electoral Lobby archives. Milestones include collaborations with projects associated with scholars linked to University of Technology Sydney, La Trobe University, Monash University, and advocacy legacies tied to organisations like International Women's Year initiatives and events such as Women’s Suffrage centenaries celebrated in states like Victoria and New South Wales.
The Register aims to provide authoritative biographical profiles, bibliographies and archival guides for Australian women and women's organisations, covering activists such as Edith Cowan, Vida Goldstein, writers including Miles Franklin, Judith Wright, scientists associated with CSIRO and cultural figures from institutions like National Gallery of Australia. Coverage spans federal, state and territorial contexts involving actors such as Susan Ryan, Enid Lyons, Dorothy Tangney and intersects with campaigns led by Australian Council of Trade Unions, Australian Labor Party, Liberal Party of Australia, and civic initiatives involving bodies like Red Cross Australia.
Contents include biographical entries, linked bibliographies, archival location guides and thematic lists referencing collections at repositories such as Trove, National Library of Australia, State Library of South Australia, State Library of Western Australia, State Library of Tasmania and university archives at University of Adelaide, University of Western Australia. Features comprise cross-referencing of individuals like Germaine Greer, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Ethel Turner, digitised excerpts from collections held by National Archives of Australia and curated lists of publications by authors including Miles Franklin, Dorothea Mackellar, Patricia Wrightson and organisational histories for groups like Australian Federation of University Women and Country Women's Association.
Governance has involved partnerships among higher education institutions such as University of Melbourne, University of Sydney and cultural organisations like Australian Women's Archives Project with advisory input from scholars affiliated with Monash University, La Trobe University, Griffith University and librarians from state institutions including State Library of Victoria. Funding sources historically included grants from federal funding bodies like Australia Council for the Arts, research councils such as the Australian Research Council and philanthropic support connected to foundations like Ian Potter Foundation and trusts associated with public cultural funding.
The Register is publicly accessible online and is discoverable via national discovery services including Trove and catalogues at National Library of Australia and state libraries. It is used in curricula at institutions such as University of Sydney, University of Queensland, Australian National University and by research projects linked to archives at National Archives of Australia, museum exhibitions at National Gallery of Australia and public history initiatives tied to commemorations like Centenary of Federation and Women's Suffrage anniversaries.
The Register has been cited in scholarship produced at universities such as Monash University, University of Melbourne and University of New South Wales and referenced in reportage by media organisations including Australian Broadcasting Corporation, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and in exhibition catalogues at institutions such as Museum Victoria and National Museum of Australia. It has influenced biographical research on figures like Edith Cowan, Vida Goldstein, Germaine Greer and indigenous leaders such as Oodgeroo Noonuccal, contributing to public history projects coordinated with bodies like Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
Preservation efforts link entries to digitised holdings in repositories such as National Library of Australia, Trove, National Archives of Australia, State Library of New South Wales and collaborative digitisation projects involving universities like University of Tasmania and University of Adelaide. Long-term access strategies reference standards used by institutions including Digital Preservation Coalition-aligned practices and coordination with initiatives run by organisations such as National and State Libraries Australasia.
Category:Online databases Category:Australian women