1. Notable women

2. Archives

3. Works

4. See also

5. References

6. Further reading

7. External links

The National Council of Women of Australia (NWA) is an Australian organisation founded in 1931. The council is an umbrella organisation with which are affiliated seven State and Territory National Councils of Women. It is non-party political, non-sectarian, volunteer organisation and open to all women. It first affiliated with the International Council of Women in 1896, through the New South Wales NCW.

The Constituent councils were formed in:

• New South Wales −1896
• Tasmania – 1899,
• Victoria and South Australia – 1902
• National Council of Women of Queensland – 1905
• Western Australia −1911
• Australian Capital Territory −1939
• Northern Territory – 1964.

The NCWA works on a Triennium basis and holds a conference every 18 months to encourage participation in its policy platform.

The Pacific Assembly was a gathering in Brisbane City, Australia, over a three day period in the 20th century. The assembly was sponsored by the National Council of Women. The gathering included representatives from many different countries around the world.

Notable women

Women associated with the Council include Diane Alley, Yvonne Bain, Gracia Baylor, Ruby Board, Ivy Brookes, Elsie Byth, Margaret Davey, Emily Dobson, Leonie Christopherson, Edith Cowan, Dorothy Edwards, Margaret Findlater-Smith, Maureen Giddings, Ruth Gibson, Vida Goldstein, Ann Hamilton, Irene Longman, Laurel Macintosh, Joyce McConnell, Margaret McIntyre, Thelma Metcalfe, Adelaide Miethke, Mabel Miller, Necia Mocatta, May Moss, Mildred Muscio, Ada Norris, Judith Parker, Audrey Reader, Gwen Roderick, Jessie Scotford, Lillias Skene,.

Archives

Its archives – pre the current Triennium – are held by the National Library of Australia for use by researchers.

Works

• Balancing Work and Life – A Guide for Employers and Employees 1999. To avoid confusion with current day legislation and practice, this booklet is no longer available.
• From a Camel to the Moon (ISBN 0-646-38702- 2) 1999 An Anthology for the International Year of Older Persons,
• From the Heart ({{ISBN|0 9581638-0-4}}) 2002 – Women's experiences of the Australian Outback, to mark the Year of the Outback.
• 45 years on: What now in Contraceptives? Published in 2006 – This booklet includes information about research at the time (2006), with articles by Professor Gab Kovacs, Dr Neisha Wratten, and a piece by Dr Terri Foran on the history of contraceptives.
• A website has been created as a review of the NCWA President's 1906–2006 – Stirrers with Style.

See also

• Feminism in Australia

References

• "Stirrers with Style" – This electronic exhibition is a project of the National Council of Women of Australia, supported by the NCWA History Steering Committee. Work on this project was generously funded by Australian Research Council Linkage Grant LP088371, in collaboration with the University of Melbourne. This exhibition uses the Online Heritage Resource Manager, a tool developed by the eScholarship Research Centre, part of the University of Melbourne Library. Copyright National Council of Women of Australia, 2013. Published by the Australian Women's Archives Project http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/ncwa
• {{cite web|url=http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0067b.htm|title=National Council of Women of Australia|last=Carey|first=Jane|date=10 September 2004|work=The Australian Women's Register|accessdate=18 October 2010}}

Further reading

• {{Citation | author1=Quartly, Marian | author2=Smart, Judith, 1950–, (author.) | author3=National Council of Women of Australia (issuing body.) | title=Respectable radicals : a history of the National Council of Women Australia, 1896–2006 | publication-date=2015 | publisher=Clayton, Victoria Monash University Publishing in conjunction with the National Council of Women of Australia | isbn=978-1-922235-94-7 }}

External links

• NCWA website

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