Research Dataset

Women in Australian Science (1985 - )

From: 1985
Functions: History and Philosophy of Science
Website: http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html
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Summary

This dataset is the result of research that began in 1985 and is ongoing. The dataset contains profiles of women who were influential in the fields of science, technology and medicine in Australia from 1836 to current day.

The biographical and professional data in each individual's entry are as follows: Name and alternative names, date and place of birth and death if known, occupations or fields of specialisation, a summary note outlining their life and work, a timeline of career positions, reference to related people, organisations and archival holdings and a list of published resources.

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eScholarship Research Centre, The University of Melbourne (2007 - 2020)

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Encyclopedia of Australian Science (2010 - 2019)

Published resources

Resources

'Women in Australian Science (1985-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1479906. Details

Rebecca Rigby

Created: 21 September 2011, Last modified: 18 November 2011

EOAS ID: biogs/P004864b.htm

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Cite this page: https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004864b.htm

"... the rengitj, as a visible mark or imprint on the land, is characterised as a place of origin, the repository of all names, as well as a kind of mapped visual expression of the connection between people and places which is to be carried out in the temporal sequence of the journey." Fanca Tamisari (1998) 'Body, Vision and Movement: In the footprints of the ancestors'. Oceania 68(4) p260