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| Start: | 2024-09-24 17:00 +0800 |
| End: | 2024-09-24 19:00 +0800 |
| Location: | Fremantle History Centre |
| Organiser: | Fremantle History Society |
Monthly Fremantle History Society talk, Tuesday 24th evening at 5.00 pm, by Lucy Hair and Ann Curthoys.
As divorce became more available in the second half of the nineteenth century, an increasing number of women sought divorce or separation on the 'grounds of cruelty'. This term equates to what we now more commonly call domestic violence. In 1877, Annie Barnett petitioned for separation on grounds of cruelty. Annie was the wife of Henry Calvert Barnett, Colonial Surgeon for Fremantle and Superintendent of the Fremantle Lunatic Asylum. The divorce proceedings, as well as the newspaper reports of the time, provide a rich source of information about the varying consequences for both Annie and Henry as their private life became public.
Our speaker Lucy Hair is a Professional Historian who has worked on Western Australian history projects for over two decades. She has extensive experience on heritage projects, particularly the assessment of heritage places. Lucy also enjoys commissioned history projects and has been involved in many publications either as the author, project manager or research assistant. In addition to operating a consultancy service, Lucy is also contracted to several universities. She is currently the Project Officer at UWA for the 'Two Centuries of Chinese Heritage in Western Australia' project. Lucy is an active committee member of both the History Council of Western Australia and the Professional Historians Association (WA).
Lucy will be presenting research prepared together with Emeritas Professor Ann Curthoys, University of Sydney.
- Fremantle Library - Mardoo Room, Walyalup Civic Centre
- 5.00 pm nibbles and drinks
- 5.30 pm talk