Tag: Women in Eurobodalla

  • Olive Constable: Newspaper Editor and Businesswoman

    Olive Constable: Newspaper Editor and Businesswoman

    Olive Constable defied the norms of her era to become a successful journalist, editor and businesswoman.

  • A Woman’s Lot

    A Woman’s Lot

    Special Exhibition – providing a captivating peek into the lives of women during the early 1900s. On show from 3 January – 26 April 2024.

  • Persia Campbell – a long way from Nerrigundah

    Persia Campbell – a long way from Nerrigundah

    Professor Emelita Persia Campbell was born at Nerrigundah on 15th March 1898. From this simple beginning she rose to very top of her profession as an academic and economist in the USA. In 1962 she was appointed by President Kennedy to the Presidents Council of Economic advisers; and was re-appointed to that body by President…

  • Women in Portrait

    Women in Portrait

    Museum Exhibition: 8 March – 6 April 2019 This exhibition featured our collection of portraits of women from the Eurobodalla district, While many show women in traditional roles of wives, mothers and daughters others reflect the roles that some women were taking in wider society. Portraits include By looking at the portraits and comparing them…

  • Mrs Bridget Johnston: An Exceptional Teacher in Eurobodalla

    Mrs Bridget Johnston: An Exceptional Teacher in Eurobodalla

    Mrs Bridget Johnston was a truly amazing woman, the only teacher at Eurobodalla Public School from 1882 at the age of 23 until she retired, at the age of 68, in 1927. To lead a school is challenging; to lead an isolated school for 45 years is remarkable and possibly unique. Bridget Johnston had a…