Stunned and delighted that I was awarded the AHA (Australia) Jill Roe Prize for my essay on girls' emotions during migration at #OzHA2022. Sad I wasn't at the dinner, but thanks to all who bombarded me with messages #histchild

Thrilled to have presented alongside Michelle Staff as part of the women's history stream at the AHA conference! AHA (Australia)

I was very pleased to be part of the 2021 Melbourne History Workshop Practicum and share my project on Charles Conder's The Pond c. 1893. melbournehistoryworkshop.com/portfolio/melb…

I've been self-employed for most of my life & without a schedule for 2 decades, yet I still find Friday and Saturday the most pleasant days, Monday the least pleasurable one, & Sunday evening a usually sombre moment. It has to do with the mood of others. You don't live alone.

My case is now on display ⁦Immigration Museum⁩! Showcasing the stories of some “fair and fascinating” girls who migrated to and grew up in 19th-century Victoria

Thanks to Life-Cycles Seminar Institute of Historical Research @Slowhistorian for hosting Thea Gardiner and I last night for our talk on the Lindsay family and siblinghood in turn of the century Australia

Very excited to have my article ‘The Nation’s Health Is the Nation’s Wealth’: Portia Geach (1873–1959) and the Good Health Movement in Interwar Australia published in ⁦Australian Historical Studies⁩ ! Check it out on open access here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

I wrote a short piece about the forgotten stories of 'Women philanthropists in our galleries' for Australian Book Review - check it out! australianbookreview.com.au/arts-update/10…

Our final MFHG seminar for 2023 is coming up on Tuesday 10 Oct, 6-7pm AEST on Zoom. Please join us for a panel on ‘Writing Historical Women's Lives’, featuring papers from Thea Gardiner & Michelle Staff To attend via zoom please email ([email protected]) or DM us.

We have received advance copies of THE WORLD OF MAB GRIMWADE by Thea Gardiner (Thea Gardiner), the untold story of an influential Australian philanthropist, publishing 10 October. Pre-order your copy where all good books are found or online at: ow.ly/hcmb50PQrmZ.

“The book is beautifully written and the extent of the author’s research … is evident throughout.” Read a review of THE WORLD OF MAB GRIMWADE by Thea Gardiner (Thea Gardiner) in Queensland Reviewers Collective: ow.ly/I18g50QcLwf.

Read a review of THE WORLD OF MAB GRIMWADE by Thea Gardiner (Thea Gardiner) in The Age (The Age): ow.ly/oMMt50QfNoN.

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Georgina Downer for the podcast of the Robert Menzies Institute - Afternoon Light - to discuss The World of Mab Grimwade. We talk about the class, gender and philanthropy in Australian history. Check it out! open.spotify.com/episode/4zHxpB…

I will be giving a seminar on women, biography and archives in Australian history for the National Centre of Biography at ANU this Thursday from 11am-12.30pm. You can join in person or via zoom. Please come along! history.cass.anu.edu.au/centres/ncb/ev…

Thank you Ann Curthoys for this wonderful, personal and touching tribute. Lyndall Ryan's work will continue to be influential for decades to come. RIP. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Very pleased to have written a biographical entry for Mab Grimwade for People Australia. Thanks to Michelle Staff and everyone at @NCB_ANU for helping get Mab's name out there! You can view the entry here: peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/grim…

Myself and Catherine Gay published an article on The Lindsay Family and Siblinghood in Australian History with the Cultural and Social History Journal. Check it out! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Check out an article myself and Catherine Gay wrote on the Lindsay siblings for The Conversation! The Lindsays: how 10 siblings from the 19th century shaped Australian art and identity theconversation.com/the-lindsays-h… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Thea and I argue that to understand the Lindsay siblings, and the profound effect they had on Australian visual and literary culture at the turn of the 20th-century, you need to examine them as a collective, from their shared childhood into their adult careers.