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Georgia McWhinney

@georgiamc06.bsky.social

Historian for The Lodge and Kirribilli House. Living and working on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land. She/her. All views my own

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It’s been five years since I submitted and I still haven’t published it! One day it will happen!

28.09.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Feel like I’ve got a cheeky advantage on this one 🀭 #aushist #polhist

01.05.2025 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you are interested in reviewing a recently published book on British imperial and Commonwealth history (broadly defined), do get in touch!

evan dot smith at adelaide dot edu dot au

20.03.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The abstract to my article: it reads "In the 1920s and 1930s, Australian feminists – alongside their counterparts across the world – confronted their omission from collecting institutions as they fought exclusion from the entangled pursuits of history-writing and nation-making. Extending the scholarship on women’s β€˜archival activism’, this article details feminists’ heterogenous mnemonic practices by studying how author Miles Franklin and suffragist and pacifist Vida Goldstein created paper trails and considered posterity. Scrutinising both women’s divergent archival strategies and memory networks not only clarifies their decisions about housing their collections in state archives or gender-dedicated institutions but reveals their deliberation over whether the nation constituted a suitable vector for the transmission of feminist knowledge."

The abstract to my article: it reads "In the 1920s and 1930s, Australian feminists – alongside their counterparts across the world – confronted their omission from collecting institutions as they fought exclusion from the entangled pursuits of history-writing and nation-making. Extending the scholarship on women’s β€˜archival activism’, this article details feminists’ heterogenous mnemonic practices by studying how author Miles Franklin and suffragist and pacifist Vida Goldstein created paper trails and considered posterity. Scrutinising both women’s divergent archival strategies and memory networks not only clarifies their decisions about housing their collections in state archives or gender-dedicated institutions but reveals their deliberation over whether the nation constituted a suitable vector for the transmission of feminist knowledge."

I have a new open access article out in
@historyaustralia.bsky.social: 'β€˜Give it to the Mitchell, it would be there for those that
come after us’: interwar feminists’ archival activism and
the recasting of Australian history' www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

13.03.2025 06:47 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
A road with trees lining the street showing the first Canberra fog of the season

A road with trees lining the street showing the first Canberra fog of the season

First Canberra fog of the season!

12.03.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have a rare full day today to just research and write - such a blessing. 😍

But how do you balance/juggle on days that you don’t? Any and all advice welcome!

12.03.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Staff wins 2025 Hazel Rowley Literary Fellowship | Books+Publishing Purchase a subscription to view job ads and other premium content on Books+Publishing.

Huge congratulations to historian Michelle Staff, winner of the 2025 Hazel Rowley Fellowship!

www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/202...

05.03.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Research Fellow The Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society (CBSS) at the Usher Institute, The University of Edinburgh, is looking for a Research Fellow (working within science and technology studies (STS)/medical s...

Just noticed that there's a 2.5-year STS postdoc position available at @edinburghuni.bsky.social, to work in the excellent Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society. Closing date very soon: March 7!
#STS #histstm #medanthro

03.03.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
photo shows a section of a library with people standing at or near rows of catalogue card cabinets

photo shows a section of a library with people standing at or near rows of catalogue card cabinets

Readers hunting through the card catalogue at the Chifley Library, Australian National University, Canberra, 1970s (ANU collection)

28.02.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Postgraduate research | School of Histories, Languages and Cultures | University of Liverpool facebookThe Original RedbrickUniversity of Liverpool on FacebookLivUni on InstagramLivUni on YouTube...

Two fully funded PhD studentships in history have just opened @liverpooluni.bsky.social - deadline for applications is 30 May www.liverpool.ac.uk/histories-la...

27.02.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Such a joy to be part of this! Please share widely - new #medhums SI on a huge range of medical & health phenomena from #sensory & #material perspectives

@uclhhcentre.bsky.social @hpsleeds.bsky.social @durhamimh.bsky.social @the-polyphony.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social @asmedhum.bsky.social

26.02.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2024 Book Development Award Competition Rules and Entry Form The Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) invites submissions to its 2024 Book Development Award Competition. The Award Two awards of Β£2000.00 each will be given to…

The deadline for the SSHM Book Development Award is 15 March. This award ( 2 x Β£2,000.00) is intended to support applicants in turning their proposal into a book with the Social Histories of Medicine series. For more details πŸ‘‡

20.02.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Three women lying on a beach reading.

Three women lying on a beach reading.

Calling all historians/biographers/writers/readers/lovely people 🀸

We've just joined this platform and would love to build a nice little community on here πŸ“š

Let's start the conversation! We want to know: what's your most visited ADB entry? πŸ€” Comment below!

πŸ“· State Library of South Australia

24.02.2025 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes!! But I’ve honestly just gotten to the point where I’m like okay I can’t separate myself from the history community - having that professional community actually helps me produce better work! So my current mindset is it’s actually useful for the APS for me to have strong links to the community

20.02.2025 07:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Back at NAA getting to delve into the archives! #austhist

20.02.2025 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just quietly - I am writing again for the first time in a very long time. Equal parts thrilling and extremely daunting. Anyone else get that fear of having lost all of your skills? Just me?

19.02.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ Apply now to be our new Project Officer in First Nations Histories!

This is an exciting opportunity for a Project Officer to produce First Nations programs for HCNSW Members and general audiences.

Applications close Wednesday the 12th March

Learn more via https://buff.ly/3PTaZuD

@Create_NSW

18.02.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Registration: Workshop, Non-Academic Careers Thursday 20 March, 4pm AEDT via Zoom In this time of protracted uncertainty for the academic sector, being aware of the opportunities outside of the university is more important than ever. However,…

We're so pleased to present to our members a workshop navigating non-academic careers: the registrations are open now! (Like to attend, but not a member? This is the perfect opportunity to join!)

18.02.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Out on 28 March! There are chapters about communities, Indigenous people, veterans and PTSD, depathologisation of trans health and much more. We are having a little online launch on the evening of 31 March so if you’re interested please DM me for details.

16.02.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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I’m so pleased to have a chapter in this important book, which you can pre-order now:
thamesandhudson.com.au/product/how-...

14.02.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Kristen!!! I’m actually living in Canberra - we should catch up! I’m the historian for The Lodge and Kirribilli House but just trying to work out parameters of where Georgia the historian and Georgia the public servant begin and end online! Hence the general-ish lurking for now!

15.02.2025 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s been a while since I’ve been active on social media as a historian - just lurking and seeing what’s happening on blue sky …

14.02.2025 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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