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1975: Living in the Seventies

Look back on life in the 70s including politics, feminism, pop culture, news of the day, and more.

Exhibition

Artistic image of a blonde woman with light eyes smiling slightly in front of a pink and orange background

Image of a model on the cover of Vogue Australia magazine

A brief look into the history of Australian fashion

Strut down the catwalk of Australian fashion history with the Library’s collection.

Blog

On the left is the cover of the book 'Fleeced: Unraveling the history of wool and war' by Trish Fitzsimons and Madelyn Shaw. On the right are two smiling women outside on a sunny day with grass and bushes in the background.

Book launch: Fleeced with Trish FitzSimons and Madelyn Shaw

Authors Trish FitzSimons and Madelyn Shaw, in conversation with Annabelle Quince, discussed their new book, Fleeced: Unraveling the History of Wool and War.

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Presentation of Wool cover AWW supplement 1961

From shoddy to superfine: a material history of Australian wool with Dr Lorinda Cramer

Dr Lorinda Cramer presented a lecture on her 2023 National Library Fellowship research about the material history of Australian wool.

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A black and white image of two women. One is seated and the other is standing with her arm around the seated woman.

Students of Taisei Girls High School in Japan c.1944. Photo courtesy of Harue Goto.

Grief in World War II expressed in art and fashion with Dr Tets Kimura

Dr Tets Kimura presented a lecture on his 2023 National Library Fellowship research into how grief was experienced during the Asia-Pacific War in two different nations, Australia and Japan, and how it is identifiable in art and fashion.

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An illustration of eight people wearing textiles

Dura Europos Synagogue, panel WC3: David Anointed King by Samuel (CE 3rd Century). Ancient use of purple dye. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Imperial purple to Marie Antoinette’s fleas: The colourful history of textiles

ArtsNational Canberra and Susan-Kay Williams present a lecture exploring the fascinating history of how dyes were discovered and produced up to the 18th century.

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