MORWELL LIBRARY
63-65 ELGIN STREET, MORWELL
1 – 20 OCTOBER, 2018
MONDAY TO FRIDAY: 10am – 6pm
SATURDAY: 9am – 12noon
This FREE exhibition honours the lives and contributions of women throughout Victoria.
Presented for the first time in Morwell, Her Place tells the stories of ten women from across Victoria who have contributed to Australian society in a broad range of ways.
It celebrates the work, achievements and historical significance through video interviews, biographical accounts and personal artefacts.
Many of the women featured in the exhibition have been inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.
THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER 4 – 6 pm
Official launch by Harriet Shing, Member for Eastern Victoria Region
THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER 4.30 - 5.30 pm
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FREE Professional Development workshop for Primary and Secondary Teachers, Educators, Students and Parents/ Carers of students.
This workshop will focus on:
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- Respectful Relationships Education
- Integration of Gender Equality strategies into your classroom and curriculum
EDUCATION RESOURCES
Accompanying the exhibition are FREE curriculum-linked education resources:
Primary Post-Exhibition Activities
Secondary Exhibition Activities
WOMEN PROFILED IN THE EXHIBITION
Susan Alberti AC
Businesswoman and philanthropist
Pat Bigham AFSM
CFA Volunteer
Dairy farmer
The Hon Joan Kirner AC
Former premier of Victoria
Deborah Lawrie FRAeS Map
Australia's first female commercial airline pilot
Halima Mohamed
Somali community leader
Alice Pung
Writer and lawyer
Peta Searle
Assistant Coach, St Kilda Football Club
Alma Thorpe
Gunditjmara woman and Aboriginal activist
Noongar Elder, nurse and community justice advocate