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class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ladies-in-the-lounge/" title="Permalink to Ladies in the lounge" rel="bookmark">Ladies in the lounge</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">November 27, 2024</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/" rel="category tag">Ask a librarian</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/" rel="category tag">Our stories</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/victorian-history/" rel="category tag">Victorian history</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Ladies in the lounge' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ladies-in-the-lounge/' data-summary='These days, the idea of a 'ladies' lounge' seems archaic, but there was a time not so long ago when they were de rigeur...' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>These days, the idea of a ‘ladies’ lounge’ seems archaic, but there was a time not so long ago when they were de rigeur… </p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Ladies in the lounge' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ladies-in-the-lounge/' data-summary='These days, the idea of a 'ladies' lounge' seems archaic, but there was a time not so long ago when they were de rigeur...' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-91816 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ask-a-librarian category-buildings-streets category-victorian-history tag-lest-we-forget tag-the-shrine-of-remembrance tag-world-war-i"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/buildings-streets/greater-love-hath-no-man-90-years-of-the-shrine/" title="Greater love hath no man. 90 years of the Shrine"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Shrine-2-120x120.jpg" alt="Greater love hath no man. 90 years of the Shrine" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/buildings-streets/greater-love-hath-no-man-90-years-of-the-shrine/" title="Permalink to Greater love hath no man. 90 years of the Shrine" rel="bookmark">Greater love hath no man. 90 years of the Shrine</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">November 10, 2024</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/" rel="category tag">Ask a librarian</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/buildings-streets/" rel="category tag">Buildings & streets</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/victorian-history/" rel="category tag">Victorian history</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Greater love hath no man. 90 years of the Shrine' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/buildings-streets/greater-love-hath-no-man-90-years-of-the-shrine/' data-summary='The eleventh hour, the eleventh day, the eleventh month. Every year at this exact time we remember those who gave us the greatest gift: freedom. On November 11, 2024 the Shrine of Remembrance will commemorate it's 90th anniversary.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>The eleventh hour, the eleventh day, the eleventh month. Every year at this exact time we remember those who gave us the greatest gift: freedom. On November 11, 2024 the Shrine of Remembrance will commemorate it’s 90th anniversary.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Greater love hath no man. 90 years of the Shrine' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/buildings-streets/greater-love-hath-no-man-90-years-of-the-shrine/' data-summary='The eleventh hour, the eleventh day, the eleventh month. Every year at this exact time we remember those who gave us the greatest gift: freedom. On November 11, 2024 the Shrine of Remembrance will commemorate it's 90th anniversary.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-61870 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ask-a-librarian category-our-stories category-victorian-history tag-clairvoyants tag-live-performance tag-magic tag-magicians tag-wg-alma-conjuring-collection"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/the-clairvoyant-and-the-magician-mystic-mora-and-doc-rowe/" title="The clairvoyant and the magician: Mystic Mora and Doc Rowe"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mystic-Mora-e1726369177793-120x120.jpg" alt="The clairvoyant and the magician: Mystic Mora and Doc Rowe" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/the-clairvoyant-and-the-magician-mystic-mora-and-doc-rowe/" title="Permalink to The clairvoyant and the magician: Mystic Mora and Doc Rowe" rel="bookmark">The clairvoyant and the magician: Mystic Mora and Doc Rowe</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">October 31, 2024</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/" rel="category tag">Ask a librarian</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/" rel="category tag">Our stories</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/victorian-history/" rel="category tag">Victorian history</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='The clairvoyant and the magician: Mystic Mora and Doc Rowe' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/the-clairvoyant-and-the-magician-mystic-mora-and-doc-rowe/' data-summary='A clairvoyant and a magician - a magical pairing you might say. 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For the celebrated entertainment duo Mystic Mora and Doc Rowe, it was a union that brought extraordinary success and fame, and a life full of exotic travels and uncommon adventures.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-91156 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-collections category-people-professions category-such-was-life category-victorian-history"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/collections/melbournes-marvelous-madame-weigel/" title="Melbourne’s Marvelous Madame Weigel"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Untitled-design-1-120x120.jpg" alt="Melbourne’s Marvelous Madame Weigel" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/collections/melbournes-marvelous-madame-weigel/" title="Permalink to Melbourne’s Marvelous Madame Weigel" rel="bookmark">Melbourne’s Marvelous Madame Weigel</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">October 21, 2024</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/collections/" rel="category tag">Collections</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/people-professions/" rel="category tag">People & professions</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/" rel="category tag">Such was life</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/victorian-history/" rel="category tag">Victorian history</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Melbourne's Marvelous Madame Weigel' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/collections/melbournes-marvelous-madame-weigel/' data-summary='Madame Weigel's Journal of Fashion became a staple of Australian life for those interested in being well dressed, well presented, and well informed. This treasure trove has recently be digitised and made available online.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Madame Weigel’s Journal of Fashion became a staple of Australian life for those interested in being well dressed, well presented, and well informed. This treasure trove has recently be digitised and made available online.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Melbourne's Marvelous Madame Weigel' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/collections/melbournes-marvelous-madame-weigel/' data-summary='Madame Weigel's Journal of Fashion became a staple of Australian life for those interested in being well dressed, well presented, and well informed. This treasure trove has recently be digitised and made available online.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-90210 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-literature category-ask-a-librarian category-victorian-history tag-australian-literature tag-author tag-colonial-history tag-crime-fiction tag-detective-stories tag-female-writer tag-police"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/arts-literature/mary-fortune-pioneer-of-australian-detective-stories/" title="Mary Fortune: pioneer of Australian detective stories"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/mounted-police-120x120.jpg" alt="Mary Fortune: pioneer of Australian detective stories" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/arts-literature/mary-fortune-pioneer-of-australian-detective-stories/" title="Permalink to Mary Fortune: pioneer of Australian detective stories" rel="bookmark">Mary Fortune: pioneer of Australian detective stories</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">October 15, 2024</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/arts-literature/" rel="category tag">Arts & literature</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/" rel="category tag">Ask a librarian</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/victorian-history/" rel="category tag">Victorian history</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Mary Fortune: pioneer of Australian detective stories' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/arts-literature/mary-fortune-pioneer-of-australian-detective-stories/' data-summary='Mary Fortune was the author of the longest running 19th-century crime fiction series published in a periodical and one of the earliest female crime writers in the world.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Mary Fortune was the author of the longest running 19th-century crime fiction series published in a periodical and one of the earliest female crime writers in the world.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Mary Fortune: pioneer of Australian detective stories' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/arts-literature/mary-fortune-pioneer-of-australian-detective-stories/' data-summary='Mary Fortune was the author of the longest running 19th-century crime fiction series published in a periodical and one of the earliest female crime writers in the world.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-90594 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-our-stories category-victorian-history tag-finals tag-football tag-footscray tag-north-melbourne tag-roy-park tag-university tag-university-of-melbourne"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/students-in-the-big-time-university-the-vfl-and-doc-park/" title="Students in the big time: University, the VFL and ‘Doc Park’"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/16-Oct-1920-Australasian1-120x120.png" alt="Students in the big time: University, the VFL and ‘Doc Park’" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/students-in-the-big-time-university-the-vfl-and-doc-park/" title="Permalink to Students in the big time: University, the VFL and ‘Doc Park’" rel="bookmark">Students in the big time: University, the VFL and ‘Doc Park’</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">September 24, 2024</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/" rel="category tag">Our stories</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/victorian-history/" rel="category tag">Victorian history</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Students in the big time: University, the VFL and 'Doc Park'' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/students-in-the-big-time-university-the-vfl-and-doc-park/' data-summary='The AFL is huge business these days, but in 1908 the ninth club to join the competition was a team of students from Melbourne University. The amateur students couldn't match the growing professionalism of the other clubs, but they did produce stars such as Roy Park.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>The AFL is huge business these days, but in 1908 the ninth club to join the competition was a team of students from Melbourne University. The amateur students couldn’t match the growing professionalism of the other clubs, but they did produce stars such as Roy Park.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Students in the big time: University, the VFL and 'Doc Park'' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/students-in-the-big-time-university-the-vfl-and-doc-park/' data-summary='The AFL is huge business these days, but in 1908 the ninth club to join the competition was a team of students from Melbourne University. The amateur students couldn't match the growing professionalism of the other clubs, but they did produce stars such as Roy Park.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-82770 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ask-a-librarian category-victorian-history tag-diggers tag-gold-miners tag-immigrants tag-melbourne tag-melbourne-history tag-occupations tag-shipboard-diaries tag-shipboard-journals tag-social-conditions tag-victorian-history"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/something-to-write-home-about-melbourne-in-1852/" title="Something to write home about: Melbourne in 1852"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Diggers-wedding-Melbourne-1853-120x120.jpg" alt="Digger鈥檚 wedding, Melbourne 1853. Watercolour by S.T. Gill; H25973" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/something-to-write-home-about-melbourne-in-1852/" title="Permalink to Something to write home about: Melbourne in 1852" rel="bookmark">Something to write home about: Melbourne in 1852</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">September 9, 2024</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/" rel="category tag">Ask a librarian</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/victorian-history/" rel="category tag">Victorian history</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Something to write home about: Melbourne in 1852' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/something-to-write-home-about-melbourne-in-1852/' data-summary='Shipboard journals provide a fascinating insight into the migrant experience, and if we're lucky they continue once the passenger stepped off the ship onto dry land. When John Askew arrived in Melbourne in 1852, he encountered a bustling city full of gold-diggers and the upwardly mobile. His impressions are both insightful and amusing.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Shipboard journals provide a fascinating insight into the migrant experience, and if we’re lucky they continue once the passenger stepped off the ship onto dry land. When John Askew arrived in Melbourne in 1852, he encountered a bustling city full of gold-diggers and the upwardly mobile. His impressions are both insightful and amusing.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Something to write home about: Melbourne in 1852' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/something-to-write-home-about-melbourne-in-1852/' data-summary='Shipboard journals provide a fascinating insight into the migrant experience, and if we're lucky they continue once the passenger stepped off the ship onto dry land. When John Askew arrived in Melbourne in 1852, he encountered a bustling city full of gold-diggers and the upwardly mobile. His impressions are both insightful and amusing.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-75536 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ask-a-librarian category-family-matters category-our-stories category-victorian-history tag-australian-history tag-census tag-family-history"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/how-our-genies-saved-the-census/" title="How our ‘genies’ saved the census"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-Birds-eye-view-of-Melbourne-from-Sandridge-120x120.jpg" alt="How our ‘genies’ saved the census" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/how-our-genies-saved-the-census/" title="Permalink to How our ‘genies’ saved the census" rel="bookmark">How our ‘genies’ saved the census</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">July 29, 2024</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/" rel="category tag">Ask a librarian</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/" rel="category tag">Family matters</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/" rel="category tag">Our stories</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/victorian-history/" rel="category tag">Victorian history</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='How our 'genies' saved the census' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/how-our-genies-saved-the-census/' data-summary='Researchers visiting the Library are often dismayed when they discover that prior to 2001, there are no surviving census returns for individuals in the Colony of Victoria. What were the reasons behind the destruction of our census records? And how did our 'genies' save the day?' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Researchers visiting the Library are often dismayed when they discover that prior to 2001, there are no surviving census returns for individuals in the Colony of Victoria. What were the reasons behind the destruction of our census records? And how did our ‘genies’ save the day? </p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='How our 'genies' saved the census' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/how-our-genies-saved-the-census/' data-summary='Researchers visiting the Library are often dismayed when they discover that prior to 2001, there are no surviving census returns for individuals in the Colony of Victoria. What were the reasons behind the destruction of our census records? And how did our 'genies' save the day?' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-79583 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ask-a-librarian category-our-stories category-victorian-history tag-droughts tag-dust-storms tag-floods tag-victorian-history tag-wycheproof"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/wycheproof-heart-of-victorias-wheat-belt/" title="Wycheproof: heart of Victoria’s wheat belt"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Broadway-Wycheproof-120x120.jpg" alt="Wycheproof: heart of Victoria’s wheat belt" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/wycheproof-heart-of-victorias-wheat-belt/" title="Permalink to Wycheproof: heart of Victoria’s wheat belt" rel="bookmark">Wycheproof: heart of Victoria’s wheat belt</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">July 26, 2024</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/" rel="category tag">Ask a librarian</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/" rel="category tag">Our stories</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/victorian-history/" rel="category tag">Victorian history</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Wycheproof: heart of Victoria's wheat belt' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/wycheproof-heart-of-victorias-wheat-belt/' data-summary='Wycheproof is a tiny Wimmera town set amid wheat fields and flat plains. It's famous for the railway line running down the middle of the main street. Mount Wycheproof, the lowest mountain in the world, rises above the town. Wycheproof is no stranger to flood and drought. Join us to learn more.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>Wycheproof is a tiny Wimmera town set amid wheat fields and flat plains. It’s famous for the railway line running down the middle of the main street. Mount Wycheproof, the lowest mountain in the world, rises above the town. Wycheproof is no stranger to flood and drought. Join us to learn more. </p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Wycheproof: heart of Victoria's wheat belt' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/wycheproof-heart-of-victorias-wheat-belt/' data-summary='Wycheproof is a tiny Wimmera town set amid wheat fields and flat plains. It's famous for the railway line running down the middle of the main street. Mount Wycheproof, the lowest mountain in the world, rises above the town. Wycheproof is no stranger to flood and drought. Join us to learn more.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="post-87954 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ask-a-librarian category-victorian-history tag-constance-stone tag-first-australian-woman-doctor tag-medical-women tag-queen-victoria-womens-centre tag-queen-victoria-womens-hospital tag-victorian-medical-womens-society tag-women-doctors tag-womens-health"> <div class="post-thumb"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/pro-feminis-a-feminis-dr-constance-stone-and-her-hospital-for-women-run-by-women/" title="Pro Feminis a Feminis: Dr Constance Stone and her hospital ‘for women, run by women’"><img src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/For-Women-new-sign_1-120x120.jpg" alt="Pro Feminis a Feminis: Dr Constance Stone and her hospital ‘for women, run by women’" class="Thumbnail thumbnail loop " width="120" height="120" /></a></div> <div class="post-content"> <h2> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/pro-feminis-a-feminis-dr-constance-stone-and-her-hospital-for-women-run-by-women/" title="Permalink to Pro Feminis a Feminis: Dr Constance Stone and her hospital ‘for women, run by women’" rel="bookmark">Pro Feminis a Feminis: Dr Constance Stone and her hospital ‘for women, run by women’</a> </h2> <div class="recent-meta"> <p class="date">July 5, 2024</p> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="entry"> <p class="cat"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/" rel="category tag">Ask a librarian</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/victorian-history/" rel="category tag">Victorian history</a>:</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Pro Feminis a Feminis: Dr Constance Stone and her hospital 'for women, run by women'' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/pro-feminis-a-feminis-dr-constance-stone-and-her-hospital-for-women-run-by-women/' data-summary='On the 125th anniversary of its opening, we take a look at the story of the Queen Victoria Hospital for Women and its founder, Constance Stone - the first woman to be registered as a doctor in Australia.' data-app-id-name='category_above_content'></div><p>On the 125th anniversary of its opening, we take a look at the story of the Queen Victoria Hospital for Women and its founder, Constance Stone – the first woman to be registered as a doctor in Australia.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='Pro Feminis a Feminis: Dr Constance Stone and her hospital 'for women, run by women'' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/pro-feminis-a-feminis-dr-constance-stone-and-her-hospital-for-women-run-by-women/' data-summary='On the 125th anniversary of its opening, we take a look at the story of the Queen Victoria Hospital for Women and its founder, Constance Stone - the first woman to be registered as a doctor in Australia.' data-app-id-name='category_below_content'></div> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> <div class="navigation"><span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">1</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/victorian-history/page/2/">2</a> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/victorian-history/page/3/">3</a> <span class="page-numbers dots">…</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/victorian-history/page/11/">11</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/ask-a-librarian/victorian-history/page/2/">Next &rsaquo;</a></div> </div> </section> <section id="sidebar"> <div class="nocol"> <div id="text-2" class="widget widget_text"><h3 class="title">Follow Us</h3> <div class="textwidget"><div class="header-meta__item header-meta__item--social hidden-xs hidden-sm"> <ul class="list-inline list-unstyled"> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/statelibraryvictoria" class="btn btn-social btn-social--facebook"><i class="icon-slv-facebook"></i></a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Library_Vic" class="btn btn-social btn-social--twitter"><i class="icon-slv-twitter"></i></a></li> <li><a href="https://instagram.com/library_vic/" class="btn btn-social btn-social--instagram"><i class="icon-slv-instagram"></i></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/statelibraryvictoria" class="btn btn-social btn-social--youtube"><i class="icon-slv-youtube"></i></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofvictoria_collections/" class="btn btn-social btn-social--flickr"><i class="icon-slv-flickr"></i></a></li> </ul> </div></div> <div class="clear"></div></div> </div> <div class="col1"> <div id="block-2" class="widget widget_block"><div class="popular-posts"><h2>Popular Posts</h2><ul class="wpp-list"><li> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/the-slums-of-melbourne/" class="wpp-post-title" target="_self">Slums of Melbourne</a> <span class="wpp-meta post-stats"><span class="wpp-views">88.5k views</span></span> </li> <li> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/news/550-aerial-photographs-go-online/" class="wpp-post-title" target="_self">550+ aerial photographs go online</a> <span class="wpp-meta post-stats"><span class="wpp-views">37.5k views</span></span> </li> <li> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/family-matters/using-the-victorian-police-gazettes-to-research-your-ancestors/" class="wpp-post-title" target="_self">Using the Victorian Police Gazette to research your ancestors</a> <span class="wpp-meta post-stats"><span class="wpp-views">36.9k views</span></span> </li> <li> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/8-women-from-australias-history-you-should-know/" class="wpp-post-title" target="_self">8 women from Australia鈥檚 history you should know</a> <span class="wpp-meta post-stats"><span class="wpp-views">36.2k views</span></span> </li> <li> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/melbournes-lost-department-stores/" class="wpp-post-title" target="_self">Melbourne鈥檚 lost department stores</a> <span class="wpp-meta post-stats"><span class="wpp-views">35.3k views</span></span> </li> <li> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/european-labour-stamps-on-australian-furniture/" class="wpp-post-title" target="_self">European labour stamps on Australian furniture</a> <span class="wpp-meta post-stats"><span class="wpp-views">29.1k views</span></span> </li> <li> <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/such-was-life/bendigo-or-sandhurst-history-through-newspapers/" class="wpp-post-title" target="_self">Bendigo or Sandhurst? 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