Category Archives: Research blogs

Why should we challenge assumptions about second-wave feminism in Aotearoa New Zealand?

by Managing Editor Posted on May 24, 2024

Geena Carlisle explores the history of second-wave feminism in Aotearoa New Zealand, focusing on the exchanges and tensions between Māori and Pākehā women. In 1893, Aotearoa New Zealand became the first nation where women gained the right to vote and … Continue reading →

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‘Laborious learning or painful pondering’: Bluestockings and the Uses of History in Australian Higher Education Politics

by Managing Editor Posted on April 10, 2024

In this blog, Anna Temby explores the history and evolution of the Bluestocking philosophy from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century. In the early 1980s, the Australian Union of Students (the precursor of the National Union of Students (NUS) established … Continue reading →

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Compiling an Oral History of Oral Contraceptives in Australia: It’s NOW or Never

by Managing Editor Posted on March 7, 2024

In this blog, Natasha Szuhan explores the history of oral contraceptives and the need for more voices and stories from early users of the Pill in Australia from 1961-1991. These last months have been beset with death and debility. Not … Continue reading →

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Icons of the ‘Comfort Women’ Movement:  Considering the Plight of Indonesian Survivor Activists 

by Managing Editor Posted on October 9, 2023

Katharine McGregor explores how Indonesian women engaged in activism after coming forward with their experiences of sexual violence during World War Two. The San Francisco Column of Strength Monument includes a statue made in the likeness of Kim Hak Sun (1924-1997), … Continue reading →

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The ‘Teal’ Community Independents: Women changing the face of Australian politics

by Managing Editor Posted on July 31, 2023

Angelika Heurich explores the ideological influence of attributing the colour teal to define community independents as a collective political identity rather than true independents in modern Australian politics. Colours have long been used in political campaigns and by social movements to signify political … Continue reading →

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A Filmic History Of Harassment From 9 to 5: Disclosure to Bombshell

by Managing Editor Posted on July 25, 2023

Susan Hopkins explores a filmic history of sexual harassment through films containing an array of representations across film culture. This filmic analysis highlights the changes and consistencies throughout time. Lived histories of feminism are reflected and reworked in films and … Continue reading →

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