Update: The Invisible Farmer: securing Australian farm women’s history

Keywords: Women, rural, farmers, oral history, work, rural women’s networks, farm women, women’s archives, women’s records, women’s history, gender equity, Australian Women’s Archives Project, Australian Women’s Register, Australian Women in Agriculture Movement

Abstract

This article reviews the Invisible Farmer project – the largest study of Australian women on the land – a third of the way through its three year funding period. It introduces the aims of this collaborative and multidisciplinary project, focusing on the role of records and oral histories in the creation of new narratives, and the task of raising public awareness of the important historical and contemporary contributions made by Australian women farmers. We examine the way digital platforms work to curate records and promote research, and outline the important role that the Australian Women’s Register, a core project of the Australian Women’s Archives Project, will play in achieving outcomes.

Published
2017-11-28
How to Cite
Henningham N. and Morgan H. (2017) “Update: The Invisible Farmer: securing Australian farm women’s history”, Archives & Manuscripts, 46(1), pp. 90–99. doi: 10.1080/01576895.2017.1402355.
Section
Reflection articles