Queensland Family History Society Inc
QFHS Calendar Event
Presenting … The Roles and Visibility of Women in Brisbane’s Social Protests 1967-1982
Starts: 19 Jul 2023 at 1:00 PM
Ends: 19 Jul 2023 at 3:00 PM
Notes:
THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD ONLINE AND IN PERSON AT THE QFHS FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH CENTRE i.e. A HYBRID MEETING.
GUEST SPEAKER: JENNIFER O'DEMPSEY (QFHS MEMBER).
Jennifer O’Dempsey completed her PhD with Charles Sturt University in 2022.Her thesis is The Roles and Visibility of Women in Brisbane’s Social Protests 1967-1982. Her research interests include women in politics, protest and activism. Family history interests include Huguenots who migrated to Ireland, pre-separation Queensland, Bounty, German speaking, and Cornish immigrants.
Jennifer's thesis researched the involvement of women in social protests in Brisbane between 1967 and 1982. Secondary sources on the activities of Australian women protesters during this era were limited, difficult to locate, and focused on women’s activities in the southern states. Seventeen women were interviewed for the project. The themes emerging from these interviews formed the framework for the thesis and were supported as the women told their stories. These women played a central role in Queensland’s political activism. They introduced new forms of politics and self-expression by initiating and undertaking their own forms of protest that would confront inequality, and improve the status of women in the state of Queensland.
Presenting... times vary between 1pm and 7.30pm Please check the calendar carefully. You are welcome to attend as a visitor.
Note: This event is held in QLD time, AEST: no daylight saving. (GMT+10)
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