What's On
Sydney
Remembering Pine Gap
Jessie Street National Women's Library is holding an exhibition of the Pine Gap women's peace camp in 1983.
Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney
1 to 24 September 2009.
The exhibition will be opened on Tuesday 1 September by Dr Shirley Fitzgerald.
If you would like to receive an invitation to the opening ceremony, please contact the library on 9571 5359 or by emailing info@nationalwomenslibrary.org.au.
Twentieth Anniversary Luncheon
You are invited to Jessie Street National Women's Library Annual Fundraising Luncheon celebrating the Library's Twentieth Birthday.
Monday 21 September
Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Guest Speaker: Adele Horin
Prepaid booking essential
For booking forms, contact JSNWL on (02) 9751 5359 or email info@nationalwomenslibrary.org.au.Sydney Lunch Hour Talks
AUGUST
Thursday 20th
Professor Jill Roe Miles Franklin, Jessie Street, and World War II
Jill Roe is author of the highly acclaimed biography of Miles Franklin. She talks about Miles' interaction with Jessie Street and in particular about her response to war. Miles responded to the onset of war in 1939 with horror and disgust, but by mid-1940 her position had changed. As a writer, her greatest concern was censorship, but like Jessie Street, she was alive to the resurgence of feminism. She attended Women's Charter conferences, contributed to the Australian Women's Digest, and celebrated when Jessie was appointed to the UNO in 1940. An unresolved issue for her was the impact of war on women.
OCTOBER
Thursday 15th
Carolyn Lowry Doris Fitton, An Independent Woman
Carolyn will lead us on a nostalgic stroll down memory lane celebrating the Independent - cradle, springboard and showcase for the stars - and Dame Doris Fitton, regarded in her time as the 'First Woman of Australian Theatre'. Carolyn, a theatre historian and trained singer, who with her husband was involved in the restoration of the the Independent Theatre in North Sydney. In her doctoral thesis she has re-examined the contribution of Doris Fitton, the Independent's founder and artistic director, to Sydney's theatre life during the first half of the 20th century.
NOVEMBER
Thursday 19th
Dr Jennifer Byrne The Road Less Travelled: Career Paths for Women in Science
Jennifer speaks about her own career in science - what sparked her initial interest in science, the early influences which affected her choice to become a cancer researcher, and the subsequent challenges and rewards of combining scientific research with family life. Jennifer also discusses issues affecting career paths for women in science and, most importantly, what can now be done to ensure that these paths don't continue to be 'roads less travelled'.
These are held on the third Thursday of each month. The venue is Seminar Room 2, Ultimo Community Centre, Bulwara Road, Ultimo, from 12 pm to 1.30 pm. Entry fee is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. A sandwich lunch is included. Booking is essential. Ring the Library on (02) 9571 5359 or email info@nationalwomenslibrary.org.au
Canberra
Canberra Lunch Hour Talks
(Schedule to be advised)
About the talks
Talks are held on the first Thursday of every second month in the ACT Legislative Assembly Reception Room, Civic Centre, Canberra. Entrance fees are General public $15; Members $10, Students and concession, $5. To book, ring the Talks Convenor on 0448 348 559 (a/h) or email jsnwlcanberra@yahoo.com.au
Talks take place in March, May, July, September and November
Tapes and/or transcriptions of the talks are for sale at the Library. Contact the library for more information.
Brisbane
Functions are held here irregularly. There are currently no scheduled events