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History ProgramStaff Profiles
Dr Susan Gilbert
Dr Susan Gilbert's reserach interestes include: Community history, heritage and tourism, the history of Mayday Hills Psychiatric Hospital at Beechworth, women political and social activists of the late nineteenth-century. Sue is investigating of the lives and social networks of four women who were activists for social and political reform in late nineteenth century Adelaide. She plans that the research will expand beyond the Adelaide context to encompass the work of women in other British colonies, with a specific interest in New Zealand. Research Publications 'Finding a balance: Heritage and tourism in Australian rural communities' in Rural Society Vol 16, no 2, 2006. Content Approved by: Head of School |