In this week's dive into the archives, I came across an interesting report that was featured in the working papers of the first national committee meeting of Australian Church Women (ACW), in February 1965. It was submitted by the Women’s Inter-church Council of Queensland, before the inauguration of ACW, and it shows their desire to be a part of ACW from its earliest days. For the previous two years, ACW had been an interim committee and now its value as a national body for

Did you know that Australian Church Women (ACW) has been using the term ‘herstory’ since at least 1987? I discovered this during my weekly trawl through our national records. The word ‘herstory’ leapt off the page when I began to peruse the minutes of the 1987 National Conference. Here is a clipping of my find: On several occasions, I have been asked why I use the term ‘herstory’ and where did it come from. Discovering that ACW used 'herstory' for the theme of a “Getting to K

The Fellowship of the Least Coin (FLC) is a worldwide ecumenical movement of prayer for peace, justice and reconciliation. Through this movement, Christian women around the world seek fellowship with each other and are reminded to live a reconciling and forgiving life with others. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the response from Australia to the Fellowship of the Least Coin prayer movement was very favourable. Here is an extract of the 1970 FLC report from the National Co

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 place on 8 March. The March Women’s History Month has experienced a bit of a ‘stop, start’ existence in Australia, but it seems that new life was breathed into it in 2019, particularly in Victoria through the Royal Historical Society. As a history enthusiast, I commend their initiative. I’ve said many times that Australian Church Women (ACW