Monte Punshon and the Forgotten Women of Australian Cultural History

by Managing Editor Posted on December 6, 2024

In this blog biographer Tessa Morris-Suzuki shares her research and insight into the life of Ethel May Punshon, an extraordinary woman whose 106-year life crossed many boundaries. Ethel May Punshon (1882‒1989) – known to all her friends as Monte – … Continue reading →

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A Man-to-Man Whipping and a Promotion in Byzantium

by Managing Editor Posted on November 26, 2024

In this blog, Mark Masterson explores the history of homoeroticism in histories from the tenth-century Byzantine empire. Sources from the tenth-century Byzantine empire give us glimpses of a culture of homoeroticism. Men, who were attractive to other men, got ahead … Continue reading →

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Reflection: 2024 Melbourne Feminist History Group Workshop

by Managing Editor Posted on November 15, 2024

Shouyue Zhang reviews the recent Melbourne Feminist History Group Workshop in Melbourne in October 2024. On 4 October 2024, I was privileged to present at the Melbourne Feminist History Group (MFHG) Workshop at the Australian Catholic University (ACU), Melbourne Campus. … Continue reading →

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Regnant Queenship or Female Kingship? Gender, Power, and Legitimacy in Early Modern Europe

by Managing Editor Posted on October 28, 2024

In this blog for “Premodern Gender”, Tyler Horton explains the tensions between gender, power and legitimate rule that early modern monarchs faced. In the early modern period, the strength of the monarchy was fundamentally built on ideas of divine right … Continue reading →

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International Federation for Research in Women’s History 2024 Conference

by Managing Editor Posted on October 11, 2024

Margaret Allen, Ana Stevenson and Michelle Staff share their experiences of attending the 2024 International Federation for Research in Women’s History Conference. It was great to attend the International Federation for Research in Women’s History (IFRWH) 2024 Conference, ‘Reflections on … Continue reading →

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Maternity, Infanticide, and the Criminalisation of Poverty in Early Modern London

by Managing Editor Posted on September 19, 2024

Ashleigh McNamara explores how maternity and poverty intersected in early modern English cases of infanticide.     In December of 1680, Margaret Adams was executed for the crime of infanticide at Tyburn Tree, London. According to the court records, she had concealed … Continue reading →

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A Cocktail of Academic Fervour and Dance Fever: My Experience of AHA 2024

by Managing Editor Posted on September 10, 2024

Australian Women’s History Network Travel Bursary recipient Meg Graham reflects on her experience of the 2024 Australian Historical Association Conference. This year’s Australian Historical Association Conference welcomed people and papers from around Australia and across the world to Kaurna Country … Continue reading →

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