Research Dataset
Women in Australian Science (1985 - )
- From
- 1985
- Functions
- History and Philosophy of Science
- Website
- https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html
- Legal Status
- Except where otherwise stated, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Australia License.
- Location
- eScholarship Research Centre Level 2, Thomas Cherry Building The University of Melbourne Parkville, VIC 3010
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.
Details
The dataset, as originally published under the Bright Sparcs banner, can be accessed at http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html
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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: 14 May 2025