National Co-Convenors
Convenors (2026-2028)
Mr Eli Branagh (Macquarie University)
Email: eli.branagh@mq.edu.au
Dr Cassandra Byrnes (The University of Queensland)
Email: c.byrnes@uq.edu.au
Associate Professor Jane Carey (University of Wollongong)
Email: jane_carey@uow.edu.au
Dr Geraldine Fela (Macquarie University)
Email: 
geraldine.fela@mq.edu.au
Dr Prudence Flowers (Flinders University)
Email: prudence.flowers@flinders.edu.au
Dr Lauren Samuelsson (University of Wollongong)
Email: lauren_samuelsson@uow.edu.au
Dr Michelle Staff (The Australian National University)
Email: michelle.staff@anu.edu.au
Managing Editors, Lilith: A Feminist History Journal
Professor Michelle Arrow (Macquarie University)
Email: michelle.arrow@mq.edu.au
Dr Rebecca Sheehan (Women’s College, University of Sydney)
Email: viceprincipal@thewomenscollege.edu.au
Managing Editors, VIDA: Blog of the Australian Women’s History Network
Dr Ana Stevenson (Anglicare Southern Queensland)
Email: astevenson@anglicaresq.org.au
Dr Paige Donaghy (The University of Melbourne)
Email: Paige.Donaghy@unimelb.edu.au
Prizes and Bursaries Subcommittee
Associate Professor Catherine Kevin (Flinders)
Associate Professor Zora Simic (UNSW)
Previous National Convenors
The Australian Women’s History Network thanks the previous National Convenors for their contribution to the activities and longevity of this scholarly organisation.
2024-2026: Dr Cassandra Brynes (The University of Queensland), Associate Professor Jane Carey (University of Wollongong), Dr Geraldine Fela (Macquarie University), Dr Lauren Samuelsson (University of Wollongong), Dr Michelle Staff (The Australian National University)
2022-2024: Dr Micaela Pattison (Flinders University), Dr Chelsea Barnett (University of New South Wales), Dr Kate Laing (The Australian National University), Dr Michelle Staff (The Australian National University), and Dr Ana Stevenson (University of Southern Queensland)
2018-2022: Dr Iva Glisic (The Australian National University) and Dr Samantha Owen (Curtin University)
2017-2018: Dr Kat Ellinghaus (University of Melbourne), Dr Mary Tomsic (University of Melbourne) and Dr Jordy Silverstein (University of Melbourne).
2016-2017: Dr Jordana Silverstein (University of Melbourne) and Dr Mary Tomsic (University of Melbourne)
2013-2016: Dr Sharon Crozier-De Rosa (University of Wollongong) and Professor Vera Mackie (University of Wollongong)
2010-2013: Dr Jane Carey (Monash University)
2008-2010: Dr Jacqueline van Gent (University of Western Australia)
2006?-2008: Professor Penny Russell (University of Sydney)
Previous Mentors
Professor Ann Curthoys (University of Western Australia)
Professor Jane Lydon (University of Western Australia)
Professor Sharon Crozier-De Rosa (University of Wollongong)
Professor Dianne Hall (Victoria University)