Summary

Patch presented in 1998 by the Ouyen Women on Farms Gathering committee for the Women on Farms Gathering perpetual banner. The theme for the Ouyen Gathering was 'United We Meet, United We Stand.' The patch is now attached to the perpetual banner which is used at the Gathering each year.

Part of Museums Victoria's Invisible Farmer Project Collection. The Invisible Farmer Project was the largest ever study of Australian women on the land, uncovering the histories and stories of Australian women in agriculture and addressing the absence of rural women in mainstream histories and museums. It began as a pilot project (2015-2016) and evolved into a three year (2017-2020) nation-wide partnership between rural communities, academic, government and cultural organisations, funded by the Australian Research Council.

Physical Description

Square white patch featuring a square white, central panel that has been sewn onto the main patch. The panel features a logo that is printed in green and depicts a map of Victoria with a woman's face inside a star over Ouyen. A sheaf of grain is represented, with local products (oats, wool, barley, lamb, wheat) listed inside each seed head. Printed green text reads: 'Women on Farms Gathering/OUYEN 1998/United We Meet, United We Stand'. The central panel is bordered by green and a purple satin ribbon that has been applied directly to the background panel.

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