Women -- Societies and clubs

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  • LCSH, LC control no.: sh85147343, accessed online 22-Feb-2023.

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Women -- Societies and clubs

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Women -- Societies and clubs

  • UF Women -- Clubs
  • UF Women's clubs
  • UF Women's organizations
  • UF Women's organisations
  • UF Community organisations -- Womens organisations

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Women -- Societies and clubs

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Women's Information and Support Association Records

  • F3894
  • File
  • 1981-1996

Includes records, ephemera, newspaper cuttings and other items relating to the Women's Information and Support Association (WISA) between 1981 and 2022.

Handwritten and typed monthly meeting minutes from May 1981 to March 1982 (during which time WISA was named Women's group).
Handwritten and typed monthly meeting minutes from February 1984 to February 1986 (excludes April 1984). WISA did not meet in the month of January in1984, 1985 and 1986.
Handwritten meeting minutes from April 2000.

Flyer for events organised by WISA in August to December 1985.
Ephemera, handwritten documents and newspaper cuttings relating to WISA's tenth anniversary celebration held on 9 October 1993 in Maroochydore.
Ephemera, handwritten and typed documents and photocopied newspaper cuttings relating to a dinner organised by WISA on 12 October 1996 in Buderim. Maroochy Barambah was a guest speaker at this dinner.

Thirteen pages of photocopied newspaper cuttings about WISA and other topics relating to females (1935 to 1990).

An undated typed document titled 'Women in the workforce'. The name Sue Murray is written at the bottom of the document.
Typed document inviting women of the Sunshine Coast to a WISA meeting on 29 May 1993.
A printed portion of an email from Joan Welsh, to Joan Welsh, with the subject 'Welcome to Jackie Huggins' dated 3 March 2022. Appears to be the start of a speech given at a forum retrospectively celebrating WISA at which Jackie Huggins was a guest speaker.

Women's Information and Support Association

Women's International Democratic Federation Council - May 1972.

8 pages, each a different colour (blue, white, yellow, cream), with black type. The first two pages are likely authored by Freda Brown, addressing members of the National Committee Union of Australian Women on June 17, 1972. The first two pages summarise the main decisions made at the Women's International Democratic Federation Council Meeting in Varna, Bulgaria, in 1972. The following 6 pages are attachments referred to in the summary as documents adopted at the Council Meeting. Attachments include a call to action to women around the world to demand peace in Indo China; a summary of recommendations arising from a Council Meeting debate on the role of women's organisations in integrating young women into the economic, political, social and cultural spheres of their countries; and an appeal from Women's International Democratic Federation Council representatives from Vietnam, Laos, United States, Canada, Australia, the German Federal Republic, Japan and Great Britain to women's organisations and members to protest the war in Vietnam.

Women's International Democratic Federation Council

CAPOW : Coalition of Australian Participating Organisations of Women.

White paper with black type. A leaflet providing information on the Coalition of Australian Participating Organisations of Women, abbreviated to CAPOW, including how and why the Coalition was formed. The leaflet also includes information about several events the Coalition is coordinating, including a weekend of forums to be held around Australia on 21 and 22 August in an unspecified year, at which women can discuss issues to be taken to the Beijing World Conference on Women, as well as a national conference to be held in Canberra on 26-28 November in an unspecified year.

Coalition of Australian Participating Organisations of Women

Older Women's Network public meeting.

White paper with black type. A flyer advising of a public meeting to be held by the Older Women's Network, abbreviated to OWN, on Thursday 15 November 1990 at the Italian-Australian Centre in Newmarket, Brisbane. The flyer states the purpose of the meeting is to consider forming an Older Women's Network in Queensland, following the success of the Network in New South Wales, and that such a network would provide women information and support in areas such as health, financial management, myths of ageing, and so on.

Older Women's Network (N.S.W.)

WISA : Women's Information and Support Association - Sunshine Coast.

A flyer with black type on white paper by the Women's Information and Support Association (abbreviated to WISA) Sunshine Coast advising of a monthly meeting to be held on the first Thursday of each month at the Meeting Place on Coronation Drive, Nambour. It states the meeting on Thursday 6 September in an unspecified year will discuss weekend self-defence workshops to be held later in the year in October or November.

Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups and organisations, B to N

This file includes letters (often only one letter) from various Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups and organisations to Kath Walker because of her association with them and/or because of her status within the community. Some also sent form letters or flyers. Includes: Black Protest Committee; Black Womens' Action; Bundaberg and District Aboriginal and Islanders Housing and Advancement Society; Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Inc. ; Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service; Central Australian Aboriginal Support Group - Maralinga Campaign; Coranderrk Aboriginal Cemetery; Council for Civil Liberties; Council for Aboriginal Organisations; Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (F.A.I.R.A.); Geelong Aboriginal Support Group; Queensland Indigenous Peoples Trust; Murrin Bridge Human Development Project; National Aboriginal Conference; National Aborigines' Day Observance Committee (NADOC); National Aboriginal and Islander Health Organisation; National Aboriginal Education Committee; National Aboriginal Sports Foundation; National Aboriginal TV Forum; National Aboriginal Writers, Oral Literature and Dramatists Association (N.A.W.O.L.D.A.); National Campaign for Land Rights and Self-Management in Queensland; North Coast Aboriginal Education Consultative Group.