• Entry type: Organisation
  • Entry ID: AWE1062

National Italian-Australian Women’s Association

(From 1985 – )
  • Occupation Women's Rights Organisation

Summary

The National Italian-Australian Women’s Association, established in 1985 by the founding president, Franca Arena, aims to recognise and promote the contribution of Italo-Australian women to Australian society. It has organised two international conferences in Sydney in 1985 and 1988, and published Forza e Coraggio/Give me strength (1989), a selection of Italian migrant women’s experiences.

Published resources

  • Book
    • Protagoniste non spettatrici = Cinderellas no more: Ten years of the National Italian-Australian Women's Association, Savill, Joanna, 1995
    • Health education needs of NESB (Italian) women: Survey report, Rico, Maria, 1993
  • Edited Book
    • Women : tradition and transition. 1988 conference proceedings and survey report on the health education needs of Italian women, Rico, Maria, 1990?
    • Donne: Tradizione e transizione: Proceedings of the second conference of the Italo-Australian Women's Association of W.A., organised by the Italo-Australian Women's Association of W.A., venue: Fremantle Town Hall, date: October 2, 1988, Rico, Maria, 1993
  • Newsletter
    • Bollettino / National Italian-Australian Women's Association (W.A.) Inc., 1991
  • Resource

Archival resources

  • Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection
    • National Italian-Australian Women's Association. New South Wales Branch - Records, 1980-1990
    • National Italian-Australian Women's Association. New South Wales Branch further records, 1988-2004
    • National Italian-Australian Women's Association. New South Wales Branch further records, 1989-1993

Related entries


  • President
    • Arena, Franca (1937 - )
  • Featured Organisation
    • Being Seen And Heard: Migrant Women Organising In Australia, A Documentary History (2006 - )

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