• Entry type: Organisation
  • Entry ID: AWE0019

National Women’s Advisory Council

(From 1978 – 1984)
  • Occupation Social support organisation

Summary

The National Women’s Advisory Council was established as a new channel of communication between the Women’s Affairs Branch of the federal government and the wider community of women. Chaired by Beryl Beaurepaire it had Aboriginal, migrant, rural and trade union women among the members.

Details

The National Women’s Advisory Centre research budget enabled the conduct and sponsorship of a number of research projects into women’s economic circumstances, migrant women, mothers of disabled children, and the aged.

It provided ongoing funding for the Working Women’s Centre in Melbourne.

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Archival resources

  • National Library of Australia, Manuscript Collection
    • Papers of Joyce McConnell, 1960-1989 [manuscript]
    • Records of the Women's Electoral Lobby, 1952-2010 [manuscript]
    • Papers of Elizabeth Reid 1963-1981 [manuscript]
    • Papers of Sara Dowse, 1958-2007 [manuscript]
    • Records of the Women's Electoral Lobby, 1952-2010 [manuscript]
  • State Library of Victoria
    • Records, [ca. 1970-ca. 1984] [manuscript]
    • Papers, ca. 1970-ca. 1985 [manuscript].
  • National Library of Australia, Ephemera Collection
    • [National Women's Advisory Council : ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia]
  • The University of Melbourne Archives
    • Victorian Women's Liberation and Lesbian Feminist Archive Newscuttings
  • State Library of New South Wales
    • Lena Gustin and Dino Gustin papers, 1909-1992
  • State Library of South Australia
    • Laurel K. McIntyre : SUMMARY RECORD
    • Union of Australian Women : SUMMARY RECORD
    • Sylvia Kinder : SUMMARY RECORD
  • National Archives of Australia, National Office, Canberra
    • Establishment of a National Women's Advisory Council
    • Office of the Status of Women - Abolition of National Women's Advisory Council
    • Cabinet documents for the Office of Women's Affairs, single number series with alphabetical prefix

Published resources

Related entries


  • Related Organisations
    • Working Women's Centre Melbourne (1975 - 1984)
  • Subsequent
    • National Women's Consultative Council (1984 - 1992)
    • Australian Council for Women (1993 - 1995)
  • Chair
    • Beaurepaire, Beryl Edith (1923 - 2018)
  • Member
    • McConnell, Joyce Marion (1916 - 1991)
    • Bryce, Quentin (1942 - )
    • Crane, Robyn
    • Marsh, Jan
  • Membership
    • Bush, Constance (Connie) Doreen (1919 - 1997)
  • Related Women
    • Hall, Edith Mary (1933 - 2011)
    • Stack, Ellen Mary (Ella) (1929 - 2023)