MS 9361
Papers of Julia Ryan



Scope and Content Note

Papers

1947-82

70 cm (5 boxes )

Available for reference.

The papers were received by the Library in 1991. They were once part of the collection of the Women’s Studies Unit at the Australian National University.

The papers consist mainly of secondary source material relating to women’s issues. They include journal articles, newscuttings, notes, papers, reports, information circulars and women’s journals. A substantial amount of the research material (6 folders) has been collected on the campaigns for equal pay for women both in Australia and overseas. Other subject files include women and the media, women in the Australian Public Service and women’s organisations. There are also papers from women’s conferences and miscellaneous copies of various women’s journals and newsletters.

The collection was arranged in files with titles when received by the Library. The arrangement of papers within these files and the file titles have been preserved by the Library.

Other papers originally part of the Women’s Archive and now held by the National Library include those of Beryl Henderson (MS 9360), Edna Ryan (MS 9140), and Thelma Hunter (MS 9353).


Biographical Note

Teacher, historian and feminist. Julia Ryan is the daughter of Edna Ryan, feminist and campaigner for women’s rights in Australia. Ryan lives in Canberra where she has been active in the women’s movement for many years.


Description

The papers consist mainly of secondary source material relating to women’s issues. They include journal articles, newscuttings, notes, papers, reports, information circulars and women’s journals and newsletters. A substantial amount of the research material (6 folders) has been collected from 1957-62 on the campaigns for equal pay for women both in Australia and overseas. Other subject files include women and the media, women in the Australian Public Service and women’s organisations. There are also papers from women’s conferences and miscellaneous copies of various women’s journals and newsletters . One file contains statistical information on the Canberra Women’s Refuge for the year 1975 and a small amount of correspondence relating to its activities.

Folder

1

Women’s organisations: subject file, 1947-68

2-7

Equal pay for women campaign in Australia: subject file, 1957-62. Newscuttings, notes, papers and reports covering the situation in Australia and overseas

8

January Theory Conference, Mt Beauty, Victoria, 27-29 January, 1973: information circulars about the conference. The main theme for the conference was ‘Aspects of the theory of feminism’. Course outline and reading lists for a unit in Women’s Studies at the University of Adelaide, 1973. The file also contains miscellaneous papers on women’s issues

9-10

Women and Politics Conference, Canberra, 1975: papers presented by Dorothy Peters, Rosalie Rosenfelt and Sandra Smith, Yvonne McComb and Kathleen Taperell. There is also a series of background papers providing brief summaries, lists of names and statistics of women in Parliament, the workforce and other issues covered during the conference. The folder also contains four newsletters of the Australian National Advisory Committee International Women’s Year, 1974-75

11

Canberra Women’s Refuge, 1975-77. The majority of material is statistical information gathered in 1975 on the use of the Refuge and its clients. There is a small amount of correspondence, 1976-77, including a letter written by Julia Ryan in April 1977 resigning from her position as Public Officer for the Refuge. There is also a copy of the first newsletter produced by the Canberra Women’s Refuge

12

Wimminews: newsletter of the Canberra Women’s Centre. Various issues, ( September, October, 1978), (March, July-September, 1979), (March-April, June-August, October, 1980), (June, September-November, 1983), (March, May, June, 1984)

13-14

Women in the Australian Public Service: subject file, 1979-81. It consists of journal articles, papers and reports covering issues such as sexual harassment, career paths, and equal opportunity. Five of the papers were written by Gail Radford who was Assistant Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Bureau, Commonwealth Public Service Board at this time

15-16

Red Fems, 1979-80. Papers, notes, journal articles and reports on issues including women in the workforce, technological change and the family

17

Women and the media: subject file, 1980-82, consisting of newscuttings, journal articles and papers

18-19

Australian Labor Party, ACT Branch: subject file on women’s issues, 1980-82. The file consists of newscuttings, information sheets, miscellaneous issues of Labor Women Speak, Lobby, Women and Labor Conference Bulletin and a paper ‘The Australian Labor Party and Australian women’

20

Mabel, 1975-77 (No 1-6, 7,8) and Mejane, 1971 (No 2,3)

21-22

Australasian Political Studies Association, 23rd Annual Conference, University House, Canberra, 28-30 August, 1981: papers presented by Rebecca Albury, Cora Baldock, Kathryn Cole, Lyndsay Connors, Eva Cox, Meredith Edwards, Carole Pateman, Gail Radford, Ann Richards, Susan Ryan and Kate White

23-25

Women’s Studies Conference, University of Wollongong, August 28-30, 1981: papers presented by Josie Castle, Carol Ferrier, Heather Foster and Shirley Nixon, Glynn Huigol, Mollie Jackson, Dorothy Jones, Jennifer Jones and Frances Lovejoy, Sylvia Kinder, Robin Kramar, Jane Ritchie, Julia Ryan, Lyndall Ryan and Sally Rickson, Shirley Sampson, Beth Spencer, Beverley Walker, Lyn Yates and Marian Zaunbrecher

26

Bluestocking: National Newsletter of the Australian Women’s Education Coalition. Various issues, 1981-85, (Nos 34, 37, 41-45, 48-49)

27-28

National Labor Women’s Conference, Canberra, 29 Jan-1 Feb 1982: papers presented by June Appleby, Franca Arena, Barbara Atkin, Beth Batt, Ruth Coleman, Helen Davis, Meredith Edwards, Penny Giles, Margaret Hardy, Jean Hearn, Yvonne Henderson, Sue Judd, Margaret Kearney, Christine Kibble, Maureen Kingshott, Jan Lacey, Edith Levy, Carole Marple, Jeanette McHugh, Jean Melzer, Edith Morgan, Janet Pine, Edna Ryan, Annette Willcox, Maureen Wong, and Susan Yarrow


Box list

Box

Series

Folder/Piece

1

1-6

2

7-12

3

13-17

4

18-23

5

24-28

August 1999