Collection
Women's Museum of Australia Research Library
You’ll be amazed at the stories we hold…
The Women’s Museum of Australia has a reference library of books, videos and audio cassettes relating to Australian women’s history.
We welcome research projects and encourage research proposals.
For access, please contact the curator at curator@pioneerwomen.com.au for an appointment.

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Footsteps and Voices: A Historical Look into the Cascades Female Factory (2004)
Author: Lucy Frost
Published: in 2004 by Female Factory Historic Site
Dewey No.: 365.430
Subject: Female Factory, 19th century, Women prisoners, Women convicts, History, Reformatories for women, Tasmania, Hobart, Historic sites, 1828-1904, convicts/prison
Format: Book
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For Love or Money: A Pictorial History of Women and Work in Australia (1985)
Author: Megan, Margot & Jeni McMurchy, Oliver & Thornley
Published: in 1985 by Penguin Books
Dewey No.: 331.409
Subject: Women-Employment-Australia-History, Social/work
Format: Book
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For Richer For Poorer: Early Colonial Marriages (1994)
Author: Penny Russell (ed)
Published: in 1994 by Melbourne University Press
Dewey No.: 306.810
Subject: Marriage-Australia-History-19thCentury etc Social/marriages
Format: Book
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For the Love of a Soldier (1987)
Author: Annette & Lucinda Potts & Strauss
Published: in 1987 by ABC
Dewey No.: 306.8450913
Subject: World War, 1939 - 1945 - Women - Australia ;Americans-Australia-History
Format: Book
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For Your Spare Moment: Anthology (1987)
Author: Thea Hughes
Published: in 1987 by Movement Publications
Dewey No.: 808.8
Subject: Anthology; Poems/writings
Format: Book
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Forsaken Settlement: An Illustrated History of the Settlement of Victoria, Port Essington, North Australia, 1838-1849 (1979)
Author: Peter Spillett
Published: in 1979 by Lansdowne
Dewey No.: 994.295
Subject: Historic sites. Northern Territory. Environment. Climate and weather. Storms. Colonisation - 1788-1850. Macassans and Indonesians. Explorers. Settlement and contacts - Settlers. Trade and exchange. Marrgu / Margu people. Wurangu people. Iwaidja / Yiwayja / Yiwadya people. Tiwi Islands. West Arnhem Land. Victoria. Sydney. Northern Territory. History. Port Essington. Victoria. History Summary
Format: Book
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Foxybaby (1987)
Author: Elizabeth Jolley
Published: in 1987 by University of Qld Press
Dewey No.: 823.3
Subject: Novel
Format: Book
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Frank Hurley & his twin daughters - Photographer - VHS 39
Author: Frank Hurley
Subject: Photography Adelie & Toni Mooy-Hurley- Adelie 1st female Press Photographer
Format: VHS
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Free Lace Patterns (1990)
Author: Sheila Brown
Published: in 1990 by Batsford Ltd
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Freedom Ride: A Freedom Rider Remembers (2002)
Author: Ann Curthoys
Published: in 2002 by Allen & Unwin
Dewey No.: 994
Subject: Cuthroys, Ann. Healey, Patricia. Spigelman, James, 1946- Perkins, Charles, 1936-2000. Journeys. Student Action for Aborigines. Returned Services League of Australia. Aborigines Welfare Boar. Aboriginal Civil rights workers -- Economic conditions. Treatment. Australia. Political action. Activism. Politics and Government. Political action. Anti racism. Socioeconomic conditions. Living conditions. Racism. Stereotyping. Housing. Government policy. State and territory. New South Wales. Education. Health. Politics and Government - Civil rights and citizenship. Habitation - Camps. Civil rights movements. History Discrimination. Social condition. History Social conditions. Australia. Aboriginal Australians. Social conditions. Civil rights. Civil rights movements. Race relations. Droits civils et politiques. 20e siècle. Aborigènes d'Australie. Droits. Walgett. Moree. Grafton. Kempsey. Boggabilla. Gulargambone. Wellington. Lismore. Cabbage Tree Island. Bowraville. History. 1965. Description and travel. Australie. Histoire. Race relations. New South Wales Aborigines Protest movements Demonstrations Tertiary students University of Sydney Perkins, Charles. ride to challenge discrimination & racism
Format: Book
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From a Camel to the Moon (1999)
Author: Leonie Christopherson (ed)
Published: in 1999 by National Council of Women of Australia Ltd
Dewey No.: 820.809
Subject: Anthology for the International year of older persons , poetry, stories, women's experiences, Australian literature -- Women authors. Australia -- Literary collections. 20th century
Format: Book
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From a Flicker to a Flame: Story of the Girl Guides in Australia (1990)
Author: Margaret & Honor Coleman & Darling
Published: in 1990 by Girl Guides Assn Aust.Inc
Dewey No.: 369 436
Subject: Girl Guides Assoc.of Australia- History, Social-Girl Guides
Format: Book
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From Alice to Ocean: Alone Across the Outback (1992)
Author: Robyn Davidson,
Published: in 1992 by Penguin Books
Dewey No.: 919.40
Subject: Outback Travel; TRAVEL
Format: Book
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From Droughts to Flooding Rains (1986)
Author: Jubilee Committee
Published: in 1986 by Jubilee 150
Dewey No.: 641.599
Subject: recipes from early settlers; Cookery
Format: Book
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From Hospital To University: A Northern Territory Nursing Story (2014)
Author: Elizabeth (Janie) Mason
Published: in 2014 by Historical Society of the Northern Territory
Dewey No.: 610.7343099429
Subject: Elizabeth mason's life as a registered nurse, senior lecturer at Charles Darwin University, first woman president of the NT trades & Labor Council
Format: Book
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From Mangle To Microwave : The Mechanization Of Household Work. (1988)
Author: Christina Hardyment
Published: in 1988 by Polity Press ; Oxford, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Basil Blackwell
Dewey No.: 683.809
Subject: Household appliances, Electric. 20th century. Housewives. 19th century. Housework Technological change Overseas item. Domestic appliances. Great Britain. Household equipment, 1851-1986
Format: Book
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From Strength to Strength (1994)
Author: Sara Henderson,
Published: in 1994 by Pan Macmillan
Dewey No.: 920
Subject: autobiography of Sara Henderson
Format: Cassette
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From Strength to Strength: An Autobiography (1993)
Author: Sarah Henderson
Published: in 1993 by Pan Macmillan
Dewey No.: 338.092
Subject: A/B Henderson,Sara,1936 - ; Women in Business-Australia; Pioneer-Modern
Format: Book
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From the Heart: True Stories of Australian Nurses (1997)
Author: Amanda Tatttam (ed)
Published: in 1997 by Thomas C Lothian P/L
Dewey No.: 610
Subject: Nursing - Australia, Medical
Format: Book
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From The Heart: Women's Experiences of the Australian Outback (2002)
Author: various
Published: in 2002 by National Council of Women of Australia Inc Ltd
Dewey No.: 820.809
Subject: Short stories. Australian literature. Women authors. 20th century. Rural women Biography.
Format: Book
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Frontier Country (1989 - reprinted 1993)
Author: Sheena Coupe (ED)
Published: in 1989 - reprinted 1993 by Weldon Russell
Dewey No.: 994
Subject: Australia Outback Heritage B/W & colour photos, paintings & linedrawings; 2 volumes in box; Outback History
Format: Book
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Frost Bytes: A Story of Two Women at Opposite Ends of the Earth (1995)
Author: Pene & Gina Greet & Price
Published: in 1995 by Doubleday
Dewey No.: 530.092
Subject: Greet,P - Correspondence Polar Regions, Women/Travel
Format: Book
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Gaby Kennard Solo Woman - VHS 42 (1990)
Author: Gaby Kennard
Published: in 1990
Subject: First Australian Woman to Fly Solo Around the World
Format: VHS
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Gai: In My Words (2010)
Author: Gai Waterhouse
Published: in 2010 by Slattery Media Group
Dewey No.: 978.400
Subject: Waterhouse, Gai. Women in horse racing. Australia .Biography. Women in horse racing. Racehorse trainers.
Format: Book
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Gems of Wisdom: In Celebration of 1999 International Year of the Older Person (1999)
Author: WAC NT
Published: in 1999 by NT Women's Advisory Council
Dewey No.: 390
Subject: anthology for Older People, Anthology
Format: Book