Special Research Initiatives - Grant ID: SR200200902

Funded Activity Summary

Historiography of Aboriginal Queensland Nurses and Midwives 1890s-1950s. This project aims to investigate the histories of Aboriginal Queensland women who trained as nurses or midwives from the 1890s - 1950s, countering existing assumptions that First Nations women could not access education and employment and were 'just domestics'. Anticipated outcomes of this project include the generation of new knowledge in the field of Australian history, and the creation of cross-cultural, inter-disciplinary and community capacity to research innovative histories of Aboriginal women in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Australia. For Aboriginal communities and the nation, a significant benefit expected from the project is a new understanding of Aboriginal women’s participation in the educated, paid workforce.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 19-08-2021

End Date: 18-08-2024

Funding Scheme: Special Research Initiatives

Funding Amount: $116,265.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Historical Studies | Studies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Society | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding Australia's Past | Indigenous Health not elsewhere classified | Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage

Other Keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History | Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage | Historical Studies | Indigenous Health not elsewhere classified | Studies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Society | Understanding Australia's Past

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