Anne Philomena O'Brien (born 1954) is an Australian historian and author who is a professor at the University of New South Wales.
Anne Philomena O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Glenelg, South Australia, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Notable work | God's Willing Workers |
Early life edit
Anne Philomena O'Brien was born in 1954[1] in Glenelg, South Australia, Australia.[2] Her parents were Paul and Mary (Mollie) O'Brien. Anne was their fifth and youngest daughter.[2]
Education edit
In 1975, O'Brien earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Adelaide, graduating with honours. She taught part-time for a year at Flinders University in South Australia, before enrolling in a PhD program at the University of Sydney. She completed her PhD in 1982.[2]
Career edit
From 1982 to 1985, she taught at Santa Sabina College.[2]
In 1987, O'Brien began lecturing in history at the University of New South Wales.[2] She became an associate professor in 2007,[2] and later became a full professor in the School of Humanities and Languages.[3]
Books edit
In 1988, O'Brien published her first book, Poverty's Prison. The Poor in New South Wales 1880–1918,[4] which was based on her PhD research. Her second book, God's Willing Workers: Women and Religion in Australia, was published in 2005.[5] She published Philanthropy and Settler Colonialism in 2014.[6] O'Brien is married and has two children.[2]
References edit
- ^ Birth year from Library of Congress catalog entry, retrieved 2023-06-28
- ^ a b c d e f g Harrison, Sharon M. (4 June 2015). "O'Brien, Anne Philomena". The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. Australian Women's Archives Project. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Professor Anne Philomena O'Brien". Find a researcher. University of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Reviews of Poverty's Prison:
- Fitzgerald, Shirley (1989). "Review of Poverty's Prison. The Poor in New South Wales 1880-1918". Labour History (56): 96–97. doi:10.2307/27508938. ISSN 0023-6942. JSTOR 27508938.
- Castle, Josie (January 1992). Australian Economic History Review. 32 (1): 87–88. doi:10.1111/aehr.321br2.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Kociumbas, Jan (April 1991). The Australian Journal of Anthropology. 2 (1). Wiley: 153–154. doi:10.1111/j.1835-9310.1991.tb00132.x. ProQuest 1299120112.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Pemberton, Alec (August 1989). The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Sociology. 25 (2): 303–305. doi:10.1177/144078338902500219.
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- ^ Reviews of God's Willing Workers:
- Campion, Edmund. (2007). "God's Willing Workers: Women and Religion in Australia (review)". The Catholic Historical Review. 93 (3): 736–737. doi:10.1353/cat.2007.0233. ISSN 1534-0708. S2CID 144724817.
- Carey, Hilary M. (2006). "Review of God's Willing Workers: Women and Religion in Australia". Labour History (91): 217–218. doi:10.2307/27516171. ISSN 0023-6942. JSTOR 27516171.
- Carey, Jane (September 2006). "Review". Australian Humanities Review. 39–40.
- Lemon, Barbara (2005). "Review". Lilith. 14: 117–118.
- Lutrell, John (2006). "Review". Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society. 27.
- Porter, Muriel (June 2006). Journal of Anglican Studies. 4 (1): 124–125. doi:10.1177/174035530600400115.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Kelleher, Marilyn (March 2008). Journal of Religious History. 32 (1): 135–137. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9809.2008.00622_16.x.
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- ^ Reviews of Philanthropy and Settler Colonialism:
- Bradley, Kate (September 2015). Australian Historical Studies. 46 (3): 486–487. doi:10.1080/1031461x.2015.1078939.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Evans, Caroline (July 2016). Journal of Australian Studies. 40 (3): 372–373. doi:10.1080/14443058.2016.1191411.
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- Bradley, Kate (September 2015). Australian Historical Studies. 46 (3): 486–487. doi:10.1080/1031461x.2015.1078939.
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