Women Transported - Life in Australia's Convict Female Factories

Touring Exhibition about little known womens stories (1804 - 1856) - convict female factory women. 12 Colonial female factories and over 9000 women

Femme Fatale: the female criminal exhibition

The exhibition Femme Fatale: the female criminal is on now at Justice & Police Museum - open 10am-5pm weekends (during daily during school holidays)

Women's History Month Display: Demeter's Daughters: women's harvest history

A display using Australian Women's History Forum posters & leaflets together with resources from the Library collection on the theme Demeter's Daughters: women's harvest history

Business Women Consortium Sale

UNIFEM Australia's Melbourne International Women's Day Breakfast

UNIFEM Australia's Brisbane International Women's Day Breakfast

 Guest Speaker: Dr Rose Evaster-Aderolili (african Centre for Gender and Development, Addid-Abab.

Contact for more information: Georgina Pickers (07) 33248848

UNIFEM Australia's Canberra IWD Lunch

Virginia Haussegger, journalist, author and media commentator will act as MC at the lunch.

Sydney International Women's Day Breakfast

UNIFEM Australia' Adelaide International Women's Day Breakfast

Women's salon 2010: Place and Belonging

"Place and Belonging" an exhibition celebrating IWD and CDW, by contemporary women artists from the City of Moreland. Feminist artist, Fern Smith, is exhibiting a digital print "Rock the Boat" in the exhibition.

Jams and Preserves

It’s harvest time in the garden. Join Jean Abbott to learn some of the tricks to making the finest jams and preserves. Taste some of Jean’s specialities and learn how to preserve your own fruit and vegetables. Presented in association with Women’s History Month. Cost: Normal admission Bookings: Not required as the program runs continually throughout the afternoon, 1.00-4.00pm

Desert Harvest History: No Place for a Woman3F

Commemorating the role of women in food production in Central Australia. ‘Primary Industry’ in Central Australia has taken many forms over the years – from wild food harvest, homestead and market gardening and farming for family sustenance to large commercial grazing and horticulture businesses. Traditional Aboriginal lifestyles relied on use of the land in its entirety for survival; and the predominant land-use in Central Australia continues to be large tracts given over to grazing. Adaptations to the desert environment in the form of niche horticulture crops and business enterprises that partner food production are also growing in number and importance. Lifestyles of all Central Australians, Aboriginal and more recent settlers, have changed over the years. The desert harvest stories depicted in this display reflect this in the way the characters, settings and creative enterprises have varied over time. However the end results have a common thread – country once viewed as ‘the dead heart of Australia’ has given generously in the form of a relatively bountiful ‘desert harvest’. 0A

International Women's Day Celebration Lunch

ZONTA CLUB OF ALICE SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY BREAKFAST

The Zonta Club of Alice Springs is hosting the annual International Women's Day Breakfast to spread the word about UNIFEM's goals and projects and to raise funds for UNIFEM. Starting at 7.00 am attendees will receive information about UNIFEM's projects, be entertained by comedienne Fiona O'Loughlin and perhaps be lucky enough to win a prize. The winner of the 2009 Zonta Club of Alice Springs Scholarship will also be presented with her prize. Proceedings will complete at 7.45 am.

Inglewood Women on Farms gathering

A chance for women who come from farms and the city to get together

Women and the land: perspectives in time and place

As part of the celebrations of Women’s History Month 2010 State Records NSW and the Australian Women’s Archives Project (NSW Committee) in conjunction with the City of Sydney is hosting a seminar which will explore the theme of women and the land from different perspectives. Time from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM

The Missus

National Portrait Gallery Assistant Curator Joanna Gilmour discusses the life of Elizabeth Macarthur.  This event is in association with Women's History Month and International Women's Day.

12.45pm, Gallery 3

For Love or Money 6.30pm

The screening of For Love or Money - history of women and work in Australia, will be followed by a panel discussion in association with the Australian Women's History Forum

How to Write History that People Want to Read

Ann Curthoys and Ann McGrath discuss the impact of historical thinking, new narrative styles and digital research on writing. Come and gain advice on improving your history project. Book signing and refreshments to follow 4pm, free Bookings: 02 6262 1271 or bookings@nla.gov.au

Women on the Land - Seminar

Time: 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm Cost: Free. Bookings Essential. Phone: (03) 9348 5600 or Email: reception@prov.vic.gov.au 0A

'A Woman's War' - Author Talk & Signing

Author, Jacqueline Dinan will speak about the research put into her Australian historical fiction novel, 'A Woman's War', which brings to life the ANZAC spirit shown by women on the homefront during WW1.

Entry is free, but please book by phoning 9819 1917.

Memory is Another Country

For refugees, memory acquires a particular power and poignancy. Dr Nathalie Nguyen explores the experiences of Vietnamese refugee women since the end of the Vietnam War. Memory Is Another Country: Women of the Vietnamese Diaspora will be launched by Professor Mandy Thomas, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Graduate Studies), Australian National University. Book signing and refreshments to follow 4pm, free Bookings: 02 6262 1271 or bookings@nla.gov.au

For Love or Money 6.30pm

The screening of For Love or Money, a history of women and work in Australia, will be followed by a panel discussion in association with the Australian Women's History Forum.

'A Land Fit for Heroes’ – the place of women in the soldier settlement scheme and how ongoing archival research over many years revealed their hidden stories

Selena Williams will discuss how State Records’ Volunteer project and her research for her Masters evolved from the initial tentative steps with the volunteers looking at files to understand them and place them in their context and then to her discovery of nurses as soldier settlers for her research for her Masters. Selena will draw on the case studies to throw light on the difficulties – poor land and the mental and physical heath issues - faced by the soldier settlers.

Lives Less Ordinary - Records of Women in the National Archives

Discover the stories of famous and not so famous women as told through the National Archives’ collection.

Eyre Peninsula Regional Conference of Women in Agriculture and Business of South Australia

Rural women's conference with diverse range of speakers hosted by Pinkawillinie branch of Women in Agriculture and Business

Records of the Australian Women’s Land Army

The Second World War was a pivotal era in the history of Australian women as an emerging labour force. The history of the Australian Women’s Land Army (AWLA) forms a significant part of that story. In 1946 it was considered important to national posterity to permanently archive the records of the Australian Women’s Land Army including the personal service records. Many of these historic records are now held in the National Archives of Australia or the Australian War Memorial. The personal service records for all States except NSW did not survive. This presentation will outline the historical and archival background to the disappearance of these personal service records and discuss recent research into attempting to track their location after the war.

Women's Voices

10.00 - 11.30am In this popular series prominent women talk about their lives, work and passions. Our speaker in March is Sherry McArdle-English from French Black Truffles of Canberra who along with her husband, now owns 450 acres of rural land in Canberra, and is pioneering the very exciting new agricultural produce of truffles. Bookings essential on 6208 5048 Cost: $5 Friends $10 for non-members, morning tea provided.

Women on Farms Gathering celebrating farm women

For Love or Money. International Women's Day Film Screening 5.30pm-8.30pm

CMAG and the ACT Office for Women present For Love Money. A panel discussion will follow the screening in association with the Australian Women's History Forum during Women's History Month.

RSPV by Friday 19 March for cateriing purposes. Phone CMAG 6207 3968

Early Evening Book Talk with Chloe Hooper

Join celebrated author, Chloe Hooper, as she discusses her award-winning book, The Tall Man and her experiences writing about the inquest into the death of Cameron Doomadgee. Book signing and refreshments to follow 6 pm Theatre, $20/$15 Friends and concessions Bookings: 02 6262 1271 or bookings@nla.gov.au 0A

Reality Check: Work Life Balance Launch

Australian women are working more now than ever before and they experience more work life conflict. And it’s getting worse...What can we do3F

SKINT! Making do in the Great Depression exhibition

The 1930s was a time of great hardship when many people lived on the breadline, making do in tough times. Discover how Sydneysiders lived during the Great Depression, listen to personal stories of heartbreak and humour, and explore the key events and personalities of the period. Bring your kids for dress-ups and the billycart quiz.

SKINT! Making do in the Great Depression exhibition

The 1930s was a time of great hardship when many people lived on the breadline, making do in tough times. Yet community spirit was high where reusing and recycling, growing vegetables and raising chooks, playing with makeshift toys, and bartering were part of daily life. Discover how Sydneysiders lived during the Great Depression, listen to personal stories of heartbreak and humour, and explore the key events and personalities of the period. Bring your kids for dress-ups and the billycart quiz.

Reality Check: Work Life Balance Launch

Australian women are working more now than ever before and they experience more work life conflict. And it's getting worse...What can we do3F