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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Legends: A Celebration of Australian Women in Sport (2000)
Author: Shelley Gare
Published: in 2000 by Berlei
Dewey No.: 796.082
Subject: SPORT LADIES; SPORT
Format: Book
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Legs 11: My Life in Front of the Lights and Backstage (2010)
Author: Rhonda Burchmore
Published: in 2010 by New Holland Publishers
Dewey No.: 792.028
Subject: Entertainer, woman, Autobiographies, Performing Arts, Australian, female, theater, screen, opera
Format: Book
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Letters Of An Australian Army Sister (1920)
Author: Anne Donnell
Published: in 1920 by Angus & Robertson Ltd.
Dewey No.: 940.476
Subject: Correspondence. Donnell, Anne. Australian General Hospital, 3rd. Australian Army. Nurses. Military nursing. Personal narratives, Australian. Medical care. Military nursing. World War, 1914-1918. Hospitals. Australia.
Format: Book
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Letters of an Australian Pioneer Family 1827-1880 : The Generation Of Gittins And Sarah Bucknall, 1797-1880 (1984)
Author: Graeme Bucknell (ed)
Published: in 1984 by Association of the Bucknall Family
Dewey No.: 994.009
Subject: australia 1827-1880, PIONEERING FAMILY
Format: Book
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Letters To Ann: The Love Story Of Matthew Flinders And Ann Chappelle (1999)
Author: Catherine Retter
Published: in 1999 by Angus & Robertson
Dewey No.: 910.92
Subject: Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814 -- Marriage. Chappelle, Ann, 1772-1852 Biography. Great Britain. Correspondence. Explorers. Family relationships. Australia. Discovery and exploration.
Format: Book
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Letters to My Daughter (1957)
Author: Edith Summerskill
Published: in 1957 by Heinemann
Dewey No.: 826.91
Subject: political life and social times i UK, 1944- , UK SOCIAL/POLITICAL TIMES
Format: Book
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Letting Fly: Deborah Wardley Australia's trail-blazing pilot (1992)
Author: Elaine & Deborah McKenna & Lawrie
Published: in 1992 by Allen & Unwin
Dewey No.: 629.130
Subject: BIO Deborah Wardley; TRAIL BLAZING PILOT AUSTRALIAN AVIATION
Format: Book
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Libraries and Information Centres in the Northern Territory 2000 (2000)
Author: Christine Hart (ed)
Published: in 2000 by Aust Library- Information Assn N T
Dewey No.: 027.002
Subject: Libraries & Information Centres libraries/ information centres
Format: Book
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Life and Times of Dame Edith Lyons - VHS 49 (2003)
Author: Dame Edith Lyons
Published: in 2003 by New Dimensions
Subject: First Woman in Federal Parliament
Format: VHS
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Life as I Know It (2016)
Author: Michelle Payne
Published: in 2016 by Melbourne University Press
Dewey No.: 798.400
Subject: Payne, Michelle, 1985- Melbourne Cup (Horse race) Horse racing -- Australia -- Melbourne (Vic.) Autobiographies -- Australia. Payne, Michelle. Sportspeople, Autobiography. Horse racing. Australia. Biography. Resilience (Personality trait) Self-realization in women. Women jockeys
Format: Book
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Life in Her Hands: The Matron Walsh Story (1955)
Author: Ruth Allen
Published: in 1955
Dewey No.: 610.73
Subject: the Matron Walsh Story, Medical Nursing
Format: Book
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Life in the 1830's & 1840's :Annabella Boswell's journal (1987)
Author: Annabel Boswell
Published: in 1987 by Angus & Robertson
Subject: Boswell,Annabella, 1826 - 1916-Diaries
Format: Book
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Life In The 1830s And 1840s: Annabella Boswell's Journal: Australian Reminiscences Illustrated With Her Own Watercolours And Contemporary Drawings And Sketches (1987)
Author: Annabella Boswell
Published: in 1987 by Angus & Robertson
Dewey No.: 994.402
Subject: This account of Annabella's life as a young woman provides as accurate and witty picture of Australia in the 1800s
Format: Book
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Life in the Bush (1994)
Author: Katherine Kirkland
Published: in 1994 by Kenneth W. Mackenzie
Dewey No.: 994.57
Subject: Kirkland, Katherine. Trawalla. History. Pioneers and pioneer life. Biography. Xavier College. Past students and community collection. Country life. Victoria. Description and travel.
Format: Book
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Life On the Daly River (1987)
Author: Nancy Polishuk
Published: in 1987 by N. Polishuk
Dewey No.: 994.29/5
Subject: Polishuk, Nancy. Australia. Country life. Northern Territory. Daly River Region.
Format: Book
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Lillian Crombie - VHS 14 (2006)
Author: Lillian Crombie
Published: in 2006 by ABC Message Stick
Subject: Aboriginal Woman from SA
Format: VHS
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Lillian Frank - VHS 30 (2006)
Author: Lillian Frank
Published: in 2006 by ABC Talking Heads
Subject: Melbourne Socialite & Fundraiser for Children
Format: VHS
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Lillie and the Gambler: The Story Of Thomas Walton Of Riverbanks (1994)
Author: Betty Watson
Published: in 1994 by B. Watson
Dewey No.: 929.209
Subject: Walton, Thomas, 1822-1913. Walton family. Pioneers. Victoria. Biography.
Format: Book
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Lily on the Dustbin (1982)
Author: Nancy Keesing
Published: in 1982 by Penguin Books
Dewey No.: 427.994
Subject: English Language- Australia, Social, language/AUSTralian SLANG
Format: Book
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Lipstick Swag and Sweatrag (1998)
Author: Beth Beckett
Published: in 1998 by Central Qld Uni Press
Dewey No.: 266 5294092
Subject: Beckett,Beth; Australian Inland Mission 1947-1955; Religion
Format: Book
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Lisa Curry Kenny - VHS 18
Author: Lisa Curry Kenny
Published: by ABC This is your life
Subject: Sport-Swimmer Olympics, C'wealth Games-1st Mother to win Commonwealth Gold Medal
Format: VHS
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Listen You Women, Your Breasts Are Precious (2012)
Author: Kethleen Wallace
Published: in 2012 by Bosom Buddies NT Inc
Dewey No.: 616
Subject: five strong Arrernte, Anmatjere and Alyawarre women stepped forward and shared their experiences of diagnosis, treatment and being away from their families. They give strong messages about breast health awareness and encourage others who will face a diagnosis of breast cancer in the future
Format: CD
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Little Em (m) (1994)
Author: Keith Hart
Published: in 1994 by Greenfingers
Dewey No.: 266 394
Subject: Missionaries in the Gulf Of Carpentaria, church, Gwen Evans, Emerald River, Groote Eylandt, RELIGION/travels/experiences
Format: Book
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Little Pat (1976)
Author: Kathleen Casey
Published: in 1976 by Society of St. Paul (Pauline Fathers and Brothers)
Dewey No.: 271.900
Subject: Casey, Patricia. Families. 20th century. Nuns. New South Wales. Biography.
Format: Book
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Little Verses From Outback (not stated)
Author: John Gorey
Published: in not stated by Alice Springs Printing and Publishng
Dewey No.: 821
Subject: Poetry. Central Australia
Format: Book
