• Entry type: Exhibition
  • Entry ID: AWE2181

Being Seen And Heard: Migrant Women Organising In Australia, A Documentary History

(2006 – )

Summary

Being Seen and Heard: Migrant Women Organising in Australia, a documentary history’ in an on-line exhibition that aims to make accessible to a broad audience, information about the records of Australian women of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds that are held in Australian repositories and private hands. Funding to support the research that produced the exhibition was provided by the National Archives of Australia, through the Ian Maclean Award

Published resources

  • Site Exhibition
  • Journal Article
    • Uncovering Migrant Women's Stories, Henningham, Nikki, 2006

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    • National Italian-Australian Women's Association (1985 - )
    • Food For Thought: Greek Australian Women's Network (2001 - )
    • Australian Greek Welfare Society (1972 - )
    • Association of Non-English Speaking Background Women of Australia (1987 - 1997)
    • Australian-Polish Community Services (1983 - )
    • Office of Multicultural Affairs (1987 - 1995)
    • Australian-Migrant Women's Association (1974 - 1990)
    • Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales (1898 - )
    • Ethnic Affairs Commission - New South Wales (1976 - )
    • Interdepartmental Working Group Taskforce on Migrant Women (1977 - 1977)
    • Ethnic Childcare Development Unit (1980 - )
    • Immigrant Women's Speakout Association of New South Wales
    • Panhellenic Women's Movement (1977 - )
    • Ukrainian Women's Association in Australia of New South Wales
    • Women's Network (1984 - )
    • Greek Young Matrons' Association (1977 - )
    • Catholic Migrant Centre (1984 - )
    • Captive Nations Council of New South Wales (1965 - 1989)
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    • Federation of Ethnic Communities Councils of Australia
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    • Ioannou, Varvara (1953 - )
    • Babacan, Hurriyet (1961 - )
    • Kalantzis, Mary (1949 - )
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    • Ruiz Wall, Deborah (1949 - )
    • Messimeri, Voula (1956 - )
    • Mottee, Matina (1931 - )
    • Mulder, Beryl (1941 - )
    • Steen, Frederika
    • Drozd, Elizabeth
    • Buckland-Fuller, Dorothy (1922 - 2019)
    • Koutsounadis-Germanos, Vivi (1946 - )
    • Bekas, Anastasia (1939 - )
    • Mara (1941 - )
    • Marginson, Melba (1953 - )
    • Thai, Emily
    • Gruszka, Meitka (1938 - )
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