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

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.

Featured Organisation

• Being Seen And Heard: Migrant Women Organising In Australia, A Documentary History (2006 - )

President

• Arena, Franca

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... ]