Category Archives: Biography

The Neptune: A Biography of Convict Women

by Managing Editor Posted on January 17, 2025

In this blog author Nichola Garvey discusses the experiences of convict women travelling from Britian to Australia aboard notorious transport ship ‘the Neptune’. The captain and the first mate ‘beat women convicts without mercy… like man opposed to man in … Continue reading →

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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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Biography: Iris Dexter

by Managing Editor Posted on November 22, 2024

In this blog for the AJBH series, Patricia Clarke explores the life, career and struggles with domestic violence of ‘Ace’ reporter Iris Dexter. I first wrote about Iris Dexter in 2020 when I was researching a group of privileged women … Continue reading →

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