Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0879445

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0879445

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Rural women, cross-racial collaboration and life writing in the Country Women's Association of New South Wales, 1956-1996. In an era when race relations in Australia are usually characterised by misunderstanding and conflict, this project brings to light a story of co-operation and hope. Investigating six Indigenous branches of the Country Women's Association in NSW from the 1950s uncovers collaborations between rural Aboriginal and white women that transgressed social barriers and launched two significant Aboriginal matriarchs and authors into their public lives. This timely social and literary history project revalues conservative rural women's writing and activism, contributing to the reconciliation process and to the social health of Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2008

End Date: 31-12-2011

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $270,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

History: Australian | Cultural Studies | Australian And New Zealand | Aboriginal Cultural Studies |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Social structure and health | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander development and welfare

Other Keywords

Aboriginal Cultural Studies | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander development and welfare | Australian And New Zealand | Cultural Studies | History: Australian | Social structure and health | Understanding Australia'S Past

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