CURATOR’S FLOOR TALK

Canberra Museum and Gallery (ACT)

 Contemplate the incredible etchings and woodcuts in The Legacy of Ruth Prowse exhibition with Curator Deborah Clark.

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International Women's Day Lunch

National Convention Centre, Constitution Ave, Canberra 12.30 - 2.00 (ACT)

UN Women Australia are hosting the International Women's Day Lunch in Canberra on Thursday March 8th 2012 to help to raise funds for programs to provide assistance to women at risk all over the world.  

Guest speaker, Sally Sara, well-known ABC correspondent  will give the key note address.

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Florence Taylor: Architect; editor, businesswoman - 'The Great Lady of Sydney Town.'

Surry Hills Library, 405 Crown Street Surry Hills, 2010 6.00 - 7.00pm (NSW - Sydney)

Dr. Bronwyn Hanna will describe the humble beginnings, courageous career and mixed legacies of Florence Taylor, Australia’s first professionally qualified, practising woman architect. Taylor was also an engineer, town planner, journalist, publisher, social climber and rightwing feminist.

This event is held in conjunction with Women's History Month.  Free event, bookings essential.  Telephone: 8374-6230 

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Cooking Program: Jams and Preserves

Calthorpes' House (ACT)

 It’s harvest time in the garden. Visitors are invited to learn the tricks for making a range of juicy preserves and jams crafted by Canberra Country Women’s Association. Presented in association with Women’s History Month.

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WALKING TOUR: AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Drill Hall Gallery, Australian National University (ACT)

 Join Deborah Clark, Curator Visual Arts at Canberra Museum and Gallery, for a gentle walking tour of public art at the Australian National University. Meet outside the Drill Hall Gallery (ANU) at 11.45am for a 12.00pm start.

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Women, Children and Welfare History in the Archives

Victorian Archives Centre, 99 Shiel Street, North Melbourne (VIC - Melbourne)

The Public Record of Victoria and the Australian Women’s Register Project extend an invitation to a seminar to commemorate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month.

The seminar aims to raise the profile of the Australian Women’s Register and to highlight the richness of the PROV in locating records about women and their contribution to Victorian society. 

It will take place in the  Seminar Room, the Public Record Office, 99 Shiel Street, North Melbourne, 1:00 - 2.30pm.

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10 x 10 Building Canberra

Canberra Museum and Gallery (ACT)

 To celebrate International Women's Day and Women’s History Month, CMAG and the ACT Office for Women present ten prominent architects, historians, artists and town planners who will each talk for 10 minutes, reflecting on different aspects of Canberra’s built environment from its history to its future.

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Margaret Hendry Oration: 'Sex & the City: what part of it do we not get?'

Albert Hall, Commonwealth Avenue, Canberra. 6.00-7.30pm (ACT)

The speaker at the  Margaret Hendry Oration 2012 will be Elizabeth Farrelly, Sydney-based author, architectural critic, essayist, columnist and speaker. This event is free and open to the public and there will be non-alcoholic refreshments.

RSVP  through the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects web site www.aila.org.au<http://www.aila.org.au> or AILA office (02) 6248 9970.

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A History of Active Citizenship: the Australian Women in Leadership Project

Public Village Roadshow Theatre at the State Library of Victoria, Entry 3 via La Trobe Street Melbourne 5.30pm (VIC - Melbourne)

The seminar is being held as one of the Making Public Histories Seminar, offered jointly by the Institute for Public History at Monash University, State Library of Victoria and the History Council of Victoria.

For more about the Australian Women in Leadership Project see http://www.womenaustralia.info/awal/

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