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Feminist historian | Online + outreach manager @ausdictionarybiog.bsky.social | Hazel Rowley Literary Fellow 2025 @writersvictoria.bsky.social | Co-convenor @auswhn.bsky.social | on Ngunnawal/Ngambri land | she/her πŸŒ»βš½οΈπŸΆβ˜€οΈπŸŒ±πŸŒπŸ“š

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This is what happens when academics and the GLAM sector work together 🀩

Read on for a perfect mix of nostalgia & historical analysis that will make you see Mr Squiggle in a new light πŸ‘‡

04.07.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Conversation with Kerrie Davies Kerrie Davies will be in conversation with Michelle Staff on her new bookΒ Miles Franklin Undercover The little-known years when she created her own brilliant career – A powerful story of a young woman...

Next month the National Centre of Biography is teaming up with Harry Hartog for an in-conversation event all about Dr Kerrie Davies' new book, Miles Franklin Undercover.

Register to attend now πŸ‘‡

www.harryhartog.com.au/blogs/author...

@kerriecanwrite.bsky.social @michellestaff.bsky.social

17.06.2025 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We’re doing a photo drive at the ADB πŸ“· If you know of any copy-right free images we can add to any of our entries, please do reach out! πŸ€—

19.05.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mr Squiggle and Friends | National Museum of Australia Mr Squiggle and His Friends is a world-first exhibition of the Norman Hetherington collection acquired by the National Museum of Australia in 2024.

Keep your eyes peeled for an ADB collaboration in this space πŸ‘€

www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/...

14.05.2025 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Man showing a camera to another man, woman and child

Man showing a camera to another man, woman and child

It's time for another ADB photo drive! πŸ–ΌοΈ

Know of any (copyright-free) images we can add to our entries? Comment below with a copy/link, title, date + sourceπŸ‘‡

πŸ“· Australian War Memorial

14.05.2025 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Privilege of trailblazing - post-event news On 28 March 2025, during Women’s History Month, a one-day workshop on β€˜The Privilege of Trailblazing’ was held, with support from the ANU Gender Institute. Organised by Dr Karen Fox, Professor Kim Rub...

A few weeks ago we hosted a one-day workshop supported by the ANU Gender Institute. The topic: women's firsts and the privilege of trailblazing.

Read a recap of the event here - and keep watching this space for more πŸ“š

genderinstitute.anu.edu.au/news/privile...

06.05.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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eBay delivery feat. inscription from the author herself πŸ€“πŸ“˜

16.04.2025 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks team! πŸ₯ΉπŸ’•

06.03.2025 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much, Kate 😊

06.03.2025 05:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!

05.03.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A man developing a photograph

A man developing a photograph

It's time for an ADB photo drive! πŸ–ΌοΈ

We love publishing images of our subjects, but we have a backlog of entries from the print-only era that are not yet illustrated.

Know of any (copyright-free) images we can add? Comment below with a copy/link, title, date + sourceπŸ‘‡

πŸ“· Australian War Memorial

03.03.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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