The theme for the 2013 Women’s History Month Australia is Finding Founding Mothers, identifying women involved in shaping Federation and the new nation of Australia from 1901.
This theme contributes to other commemorations in Australia this year, including Constitution Day on 9 July and the Centenary of the founding of Canberra, the national capital.
Finding Founding Mothers for Womens’ History Month 2013 means reviewing how we built on their achievements in the last hundred years – and of our progress towards our own legacy for the dawn of the 22nd Century. More ..
And check out our network for events and resources overseas, for instance in the USA where Womens’ History Month is a national observance.
The pioneering legacy of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers is revealed not only in our museums and history books, but also in the fierce determination and limitless potential of our daughters and granddaughters. US President Barack Obama March 2012
Women’s History Month 2012
You can still browse the WHM 2012 Women with a Plan Gallery, the feature article about how these women architects, town planners and landscape architects contributed to Australian history, and download the Women with a Plan poster.
The Australian Women’s History Forum’s previous website is still online while we transfer all resources to this new site.
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