Jessie Street National Women's Library |
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Jessie Street National Women's Library |
Welcome to Jessie Street National Women’s Library
“To keep women’s words, women’s works alive and powerful”
— Ursula K Le Guin
Please note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recordings or printed material.
Jessie Street National Women’s Library is a unique specialist library dedicated to the preservation of Australian women’s work, words and history. The Library was established in 1989 and is named after Jessie Street, a lifelong campaigner for women’s rights, the peace movement and the elimination of discrimination against Aboriginal people.
The Library’s charter is to collect, preserve and promote knowledge and understanding of the cultural heritage of all women; social justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; international friendship and peace. Patrons are The Hon Quentin Bryce AD CVO; Elizabeth Evatt AC; Dr Beverley Kingston; Clover Moore AO, Lord Mayor of Sydney; Nadia Wheatley.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide for the Australian community a specialist library which collects, preserves and promotes the awareness of the cultural heritage of Australian women, facilitating learning, research and communication.
Our Aims
To collect the published and unpublished materials which document the lives and experience of women of all ethnic, racial and religious backgrounds and of all socio-economic classes.
To ensure that documents relating to Australian women’s lives and activities are preserved and made accessible.
To highlight the contribution of Australian women to this country’s development.
To support the field of women’s history.
Lunch Hour Talk 16 April 2026
Apr 9, 2026
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Lunch Hour Talks
Thursday 16 April 2026 Speaker: Dr Kate Laing Topic: Sisters in Peace - Women and Pacifism in Australia Is preparing for war the best means of preserving peace? This question has never been solely the concern of politicians and strategists. In 1915,...
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Lunch Hour Talk 19 February 2026
Feb 9, 2026
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Lunch Hour Talks
Thursday 19 February 2026 Speaker: Sharron Sillett Topic: The Dinosaur's Roar The Dinosaur’s Roar – A Collective Memoir documents the lived experiences of women who worked in women’s refuges across New South Wales from the early 1970s through to 2014 In...
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Welcome to Jessie Street National Women’s Library
“To keep women’s words, women’s works alive and powerful”
— Ursula K Le Guin
Please note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recordings or printed material.
Jessie Street National Women’s Library is a unique specialist library dedicated to the preservation of Australian women’s work, words and history. The Library was established in 1989 and is named after Jessie Street, a lifelong campaigner for women’s rights, the peace movement and the elimination of discrimination against Aboriginal people.
The Library’s charter is to collect, preserve and promote knowledge and understanding of the cultural heritage of all women; social justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; international friendship and peace. Patrons are The Hon Quentin Bryce AD CVO; Elizabeth Evatt AC; Dr Beverley Kingston; Clover Moore AO, Lord Mayor of Sydney; Nadia Wheatley.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide for the Australian community a specialist library which collects, preserves and promotes the awareness of the cultural heritage of Australian women, facilitating learning, research and communication.
Our Aims
To collect the published and unpublished materials which document the lives and experience of women of all ethnic, racial and religious backgrounds and of all socio-economic classes.
To ensure that documents relating to Australian women’s lives and activities are preserved and made accessible.
To highlight the contribution of Australian women to this country’s development.
To support the field of women’s history.
Lunch Hour Talk 16 April 2026
Apr 9, 2026
|
Lunch Hour Talks
Thursday 16 April 2026 Speaker: Dr Kate Laing Topic: Sisters in Peace - Women and Pacifism in Australia Is preparing for war the best means of preserving peace? This question has never been solely the concern of politicians and strategists. In 1915,...
read more
Lunch Hour Talk 19 February 2026
Feb 9, 2026
|
Lunch Hour Talks
Thursday 19 February 2026 Speaker: Sharron Sillett Topic: The Dinosaur's Roar The Dinosaur’s Roar – A Collective Memoir documents the lived experiences of women who worked in women’s refuges across New South Wales from the early 1970s through to 2014 In...
read more
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