Apr 9, 2026 | Lunch Hour Talks
Thursday 16 April 2026 Speaker: Dr Kate Laing Topic: Sisters in Peace – Women and Pacifism in Australia Is preparing for war the best means of preserving peace? This question has never been solely the concern of politicians and strategists. In...
Feb 9, 2026 | Lunch Hour Talks
Thursday 19 February 2026 Speaker: Sharron Sillett Topic: The Dinosaur’s Roar The Dinosaur’s Roar – A Collective Memoir documents the lived experiences of women who worked in women’s refuges across New South Wales from the early 1970s through to...
Oct 2, 2025 | Lunch Hour Talks
Thursday 16 October 2025 Speaker: Natalie Conyer Topic: Crime Fiction: Why and How When Natalie Conyer wanted to explore some deep ideas about her birth country, South Africa, she chose to do this by writing crime fiction. Why? What can crime fiction,...
Jul 21, 2025 | Lunch Hour Talks
Thursday 21 August 2025 Speaker: Sarah Gilbert Topic: Unconventional Women: The story of the last Blessed Sacrament Sisters in Australia Sarah Gilbert is the author of Unconventional Women: the story of the last Blessed Sacrament Sisters in...
Jun 12, 2025 | Lunch Hour Talks
Thursday 19 June 2025 Speaker: Sita Sargeant Topic: She Shapes History: Walking into Australia’s Hidden Women’s History Join Sita Sargeant on a journey through Australia as she uncovers the stories of over 250 extraordinary women and places that...
Apr 9, 2025 | Lunch Hour Talks
Thursday 17 April 2025 Speaker: Margaret Ann Spence Topic: The Price Women Paid For Political Choices Made by Men While writing Cold War in a Hot Kitchen: a memoir of mid-century Melbourne, Margaret Spence delved into history to understand the political and...
