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National Italian-Australian Women's Association (1985 - )

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1985
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Women's Rights Organisation

Summary

The National Italian-Australian Women's Association, established in 1985 by the founding president, Franca Arena, aims to recognise and promote the contribution of Italo-Australian women to Australian society. It has organised two international conferences in Sydney in 1985 and 1988, and published Forza e Coraggio/Give me strength (1989), a selection of Italian migrant women's experiences.

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Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

  • National Italian-Australian Women's Association, New South Wales Branch Records, 1980 - 1990, MLMSS 5288 Add-on 1889/Pic. Acc. 6945/TR1197-TR22; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
  • National Italian-Australian Women's Association. New South Wales Branch - further records, 1988-1999, 19881 - 19991, MLMSS; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Rico, Maria, Health education needs of NESB (Italian) women: Survey report, National Italian-Australian Women's Association (W.A.), Palmyra, 1993, 50 pp. Details
  • Savill, Joanna, Protagoniste non spettatrici = Cinderellas no more: Ten years of the National Italian-Australian Women's Association, National Italian-Australian Women's Association, Sydney, 1995. Details

Edited Books

  • Rico, Maria (ed.), Women : tradition and transition. 1988 conference proceedings and survey report on the health education needs of Italian women, National Italian Australian Women's Association, Palmyra, WA, 1990?. Details
  • Rico, Maria (ed.), Donne: Tradizione e transizione: Proceedings of the second conference of the Italo-Australian Women's Association of W.A., organised by the Italo-Australian Women's Association of W.A., venue: Fremantle Town Hall, date: October 2, 1988, The Association, Palmyra, W.A., 1993, 55 pp. Details

Newsletters

  • Bollettino / National Italian-Australian Women's Association (W.A.) Inc., The Association, Palmyra [W.A.], 1991. Details

Online Resources

Jane Carey

Created: 15 September 2004, Last modified: 22 September 2004

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