Summary
Card promoting the 1994 Glenormiston Women on Farms Gathering. The card features an icon that depicts symbols of Western District farming, including grapes, sheep, horses, dairy, grain and harvesting, each radiating out from a woman's face.
This item belongs to an archive relating to the activities of the South West Rural Women's Development Network, Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture (VCAH), Glenormiston Campus, University of Melbourne, Glenormiston. This network was established to provide training and support to women involved in farming, and was one of a few developed during the1990s, and which are no longer operating.The contents of the archive date from 1990 to 2006.
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. 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.the absence of rural women in mainstream histories and museums.
Physical Description
Small purple card with black text and logo.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Ms. Margaret Jansen, 2002
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Creator
Victorian Women on Farms Gathering, Glenormiston, Victoria, Australia, 1994
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Place & Date of Event
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Inscriptions
Text, front, printed: WOMEN ON FARMS GATHERING / GLENMORISTON / FEB. 1994
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Classification
Agriculture & rural life, Community activity - women on farms gathering, Promotional materials
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
148 mm (Width), 106 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Agriculture, Gender Issues, Globalisation, Politics, Rural Life, Work, Farms, Agricultural & Farming Organisations, Women on Farms Gatherings, Promotional Materials
