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Women's History Month 2023
We’re now entering the last week of the 2023 Women’s History Month. I trust that you’re not going to say ‘Women’s what?’ as I did, about...
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Mar 24, 20232 min read

Celebrations
As February slips away, another birthday – number 58 – is acknowledged for Australian Church Women (ACW) and a new ACW year begins....
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Feb 28, 20233 min read


International Day of Women & Girls in Science
On 11 February, it will be the 8th anniversary of the annual observance of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. It is a...
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Feb 6, 20235 min read


Reverend Elizabeth Alfred
I’ve said many times that Australian Church Women (ACW) has had some legendary women in its ranks over the 56 years since it began....
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Jun 19, 20213 min read

ANZAC Day—lest we forget
In a week's time, Australians and New Zealanders will pause to remember and honour the service of our Anzacs on Anzac Day, 25 April. This...
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Apr 18, 20215 min read

She Helped Assemble Aeroplanes
We’re only a few days into the annual March Women’s History Month and one full day away from International Women’s Day (IWD), which takes...
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Mar 6, 20214 min read


First President of the WA Unit of ACW
For 55 years Australian Church Women (ACW) has been blessed to have some wonderful women as members. Women who are and were very active...
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Dec 6, 20203 min read

Deaconess Catherine Ritchie
Updated: 3 June 2021* Deaconess Cath Ritchie was the 2nd National President of Australian Church Women (ACW), and she served admirably in...
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Oct 17, 20204 min read


Keelah Pulsford Dey
Keelah Pulsford Dey (née Dickson) is another past member of Australian Church Women (ACW) who appears in our Honouring Australian Church...
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Sep 12, 20202 min read


Eileen Dingle
This week we’re going to travel to Queensland to find out what the Queensland Unit of Australian Church Women (ACW) had to say when they...
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Aug 1, 20202 min read


‘bridges to Asia’
This week, let’s have a closer look at some of the preparations for the 1965 Fellowship Day. 1965 was the year that Australian Church...
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Jul 25, 20202 min read


Another Wonderful Surprise
Yesterday, I received another unexpected email; this time from the grandson of Edna Roughley Beales. If you read last week’s blogpost,...
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Jun 6, 20203 min read


Moving Forward in Faith
In the early days of Australian Church Women, our newsletter was called Women at Work. The following 1970s description of women at work...
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May 16, 20202 min read


International Women’s Day
‘International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The...
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Mar 7, 20204 min read


‘Come, See, Go, Quickly and Tell’
The ASIAN CHURCH WOMEN'S CONFERENCE was conceived by women of vision and women who dared to dream dreams in the post-World War II years....
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Feb 14, 20203 min read


Honouring Australian Church Women
Each year on Australia Day, Australia celebrates and honours the significant achievements and contributions of various Australians by...
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Jan 31, 20204 min read

Getting to Know The Reverend Winifred Kiek
In the National Archives of Australian Church Women, there is an inspirational bio of The Reverend Winifred Kiek MA, BD, that was...
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Jan 24, 20204 min read


An Old New Year Message
This New Year message is from the January 1972 ACW National newsletter 'Women at Work'. ANOTHER YEAR has dawned and for all of us in...
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Jan 2, 20201 min read
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