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Introductory newsletter giving the historical background to the ACU WHTS research Project, profiles of the Central Project team,conference notices, spirituality of nursing, social welfare history, book reviews.
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Response to introductory newsletter, reports on conferences including Australian Women's Studies Association Conference, piece on 'Women's Religious Institutes: a double-strand history', book reviews, Australian Women's Archives.
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Editorial - ACU, Pope John Paul II's Apostolic Constitution on Catholic Universities and the WHTS Research Project, conference reports including the London Women's History Network, piece on 'The Women of Genesis: more than meets the eye?', book reviews.
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Editorial - report on progress of Central Project Team, conference reports, piece on 'Celebrating 100 Years of Womanhood Suffrage!', forthcoming suffrage celebrations, profile of a foremother, Letters from Kenya and London, book reviews, forthcoming colloquia.
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Editorial - 'What have women achieved through the vote?', conference reports, piece on 'Religious in Polding's Sydney: Early Connections between the Benedictine Nuns and the Sisters of Charity',Letter from London,report on colloquia, book reviews. |
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Editorial: Presently "war and/or peace" are dominant topics of conversation around the world. As you will become aware, Virginia Woolf and Pope Benedict V both had strong views on war and peace as have some significant contemporary Australian women |
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This is the first newsletter bearing the title Golding Centre and contains a brief summary of the development of the Centre along with profiles of the Golding women, whom the Centre honours. There are also regular features such as conference reports and book reviews. |
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The editorial highlights the interdisciplinary nature of the Golding Centre and its special interest in social welfare history and the history of nursing. Apart from reports of recent conferences, especially 'Peaceworks', and forthcoming conferences at home and abroad, there is an interesting piece on 'The First Australian Born Nurse'. Do not miss the Letter from London and the book reviews. |
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The Editorial contains information concerning the 1891 photo of a women's suffrage group held in the State Library Freeman collection. Apart from reports on significant conferences and notice of forthcomimg ones, there is a special tribute to the Australian pioneering social worker, Norma Parker. |
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Apart from some interesting reports on conferences this Newsletter features an extensive review of the long awaited publication on women religious in the outback of NSW: For Whom We Go Forward or Stay Back: A History of the Sisters of Mercy, Wilcannia-Forbes Congregation 1884 - 1959 by Mary Ryan.
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Features an interesting and informative piece on ecofeminist theologies as well as introducing the little known Cappadocian married woman, Gorgonia, and much more! |
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On the occasion of the death of Betty Friedan, the editorial comments upon her life and legacy to the women's movement drawing attention to her book The Second Phase in which she assesses the impact of her seminal book The Feminist Mystique. Apart from reports on conferences, and Letter from London, see especially the feature piece on the woman Gorgonia, a mentor from the fourth century. |
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Features a great photo of the young women who were awarded CACW Interfaith Fellowships in 2006 and introduces you to Margaret Fletcher, founder of the Catholic Women's League, as well as providing reports and notices of conferences and much more. |
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This Newsletter highlights the history of nursing and healing as integral to the history of women and humanity. It also honours Nucleus Grail member, Moya Merrick and her legacy as well as listing a great range of interesting forthcoming conferences. |
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Going to press at the time of the campaign for the 2007 Commonwealth Parliament elections, this newsletter raises important issues concerning the proportion of women representatives in parliament in Australia. This leads into a highly relevant essay by theologian Damian Casey on the French Feminist philosopher, Luce Irigaray. There are conference reports, book reviews and the regular Letter from London as well as an obituary for the esteemed Catholic social welfare pioneer, Mary Eileen Davidson. |
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This newsletter alerts you to celebrations in connection with the bicentenary of the birth of Caroline Chisholm as well as reporting on the conference which initiated the celebration of the cententary of the vote for women in Victoria in 1908. Included also are notices of forthcoming conferences, Letter from London and more.
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This newsletter reports on the ACU contribution to the celebration of the centenary of Victorian women being granted the vote at the State level in 1908. Read about the special exhibition and symposium including an illustrated Catholic Congress paper of 1904 by a Catholic lay educator, and view a copy of the letter of Vida Goldstein to Cardinal Moran requesting an affirmation of support for the suffrage movement. |
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This Newsletter features the ongoing degrading of things domestic along with the upsurge of interest in traditional domestic arts and crafts such as tapestry. The feature piece is based on a doctoral study highlighting the spiritual dimension of textile crafts. See also an extended report on the 2009 Colloquia as well as the regular Letter from London and notices of forthcoming conferences.
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Across the centuries there have always been men who were feminists, understanding the term to mean those who truly respect women, acknowledging and promoting their particular gifts and rights for the benefit of all. This is illustrated well in Peter Bastian’s feature essay on Australian politician Andre Fisher and his wife Margaret. Enjoy Peter’s contribution along with conference reports and other regular features such as Letter from London. |
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Rosemary Goldie, first woman to be employed in a senior position in the Vatican is celebrated in this edition. Another first is a feature essay on the spirituality of archives. See account of the launch of Pauline Shaw’s book on the 19th century Franciscan journalist Elizabeth Hayes and an excellent review of this book by Dr Tom Boland and Emeritus Professor Edmund Campion.
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Apart from reflecting upon the importance of canonised and uncanonised saints to the nations of the world, this newsletter highlights the scholarship of Rosemary Goldie in a translation from the French of the editor’s introduction to the French publication of her MA thesis. Also included are reports of conferences, notice of forthcoming conferences, a book review and Letter from London. |
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This newsletter celebrates the life of Rev Dr Tom Boland, feminist and founding friend of the Golding Centre. The Feature Essay focuses on Edith Stein, a self-confessed feminist. Catch up on the latest from our London correspondent and much more.
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Luke Foley, leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council of NSW saw Cardinal Patrick Francis Moran through male eyes and did not think it worthy of mention that Moran has been nationally and internationally acclaimed for his very public support of the vote for women. |
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The challenge of love of enemy! Revisiting the report Woman and Man, One in Christ Jesus; essay on Gender, Catholicism and Spirituality; forthcoming conferences and more.
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Vatican II and Feminism features in this Newsletter along with a fascinating Feature Essay which brings together Simone de Beauvoir and St Teresa of Avila, whom Simone greatly admired as indicated in her analysis of women and mysticism in The Second Sex. Do not miss these and regular features including forthcoming conferences.
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The Sydney Catholic Women's League centenary celebrations, myth making in women's history and insights into the theology of Augustine concerning women feature in this edition. The Letter from London highlights the KADOC publication of women's history conference papers.
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Read about the Golding Centre in relation to restructuring at Australian Catholic University as well as Mary Wollstonecraft, a significant and often misunderstood foremother as well as the Edith Stein International Conference and much more.
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Read about developments concerning the structural changes at ACU which affect the Golding Centre as Centres become absorbed into Faculty Research Institutes and the Friends of the Centre become the Golding Society for Women’s History, Theology and Spirituality. Much enlightening and challenging reading in the Feature Essay: “The Economics of Providence” as well as Letter from London and forthcoming conferences.
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Be updated on the ground breaking developments in the Golding Centre as well as being introduced to the talented woman musician of the foundation years of the Catholic Church in the Colony of New South Wales, when there was no priest. Also, catch up with HWRBI and much more. |
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