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- SCOPE
- The
purpose of the National Pioneer Women's Hall of
Fame (NPWHF) is to collect, preserve, research,
commemorate and display material relating to
Australian pioneer women.
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- WHAT
IS A PIONEER WOMAN?
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pioneer woman is considered any woman who is a
pioneer in her chosen field; referring not only
to the traditional meaning of the word - a
colonist, explorer or settler in a new land but
to anyone who is an innovator or developer of
something new. This means that we should not
only commemorate those women who were the early
settlers in Australia, who battled through
considerable hardships; but also those who have
attained pioneering achievements such as the
first women doctors, lawyers, aviators
etc.
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- The
NPWHF seeks to commemorate the achievement of
all Australian women - not just white Europeans
but also those from Aboriginal, Torres Strait
Islander and ethnic backgrounds.
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- It
intends to acquire and maintain a collection of
pioneering women's art and crafts, a library of
reference books as well as an archive of
individual pioneering women's histories,
literature, historical records, photographs,
manuscripts and oral history
recordings.
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- Example
of traditional "pioneer"
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- HANNAH
COLLIS (1828-1899)
- Traditional
pioneer woman who emigrated to
Australia from England with her
husband in 1851, having 3 children
before teacher training in London.
Later returning to live in Tasmania
and having a 4th child, she and her
husband taught on the Islands of the
Furneaux group in the Bass Strait,
often living and teaching in
tents.
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- IRENE
CRESPIN (1896-1980)
- Pioneering
female geologist and
micropalaeontologist who in 1936 was
the first woman to attain the
highest position for her profession
in the Commonwealth government (but
was paid half the salary of her male
predecessor because she was a
woman).
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- TIME
FRAME
- This
material will be representative of the period
from settlement to present day.
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- METHOD
OF ACQUISITION
- Material
is to be acquired largely through donation,
purchase or bequest with proof of title
necessary.
- Loans
are to be generally discouraged (unless for a
temporary exhibition).
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the event of the NPWHF's dissolution, all items
are to be returned to either the previous owner
or an appropriate
museum/institution.
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- ADDITIONAL
AIM
- The
NPWHF also aims to foster a public interest in
the special role of pioneering women through
temporary exhibitions, public lectures,
fundraising or other events considered
appropriate to this objective.
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