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Jude Conway

Dr Jude Conway was born and bred in Newcastle. She specialises in researching and writing histories of women who stood out from the crowd in Newcastle and the Hunter region.

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Dr Jude Conway was born and bred in Newcastle. She specialises in researching and writing histories of women who stood out from the crowd in Newcastle and the Hunter Region. Recent works include: her PhD thesis “The women’s movement in Newcastle in the 1970s and 1980s, through the lens of Josephine Conway’s activism and archives”; co-author of “Obstacle Course: Women’s Entry into Skilled Positions in the Newcastle Steel Industry, 1980–2000”, Labour History journal, May 2022; and participating in the 2023 Stand Out Women exhibition at Nobby’s Lighthouse, a collaboration between historians and printmakers. At present Jude is working with a team to prepare a 2024 exhibition for the Lovett Gallery at Newcastle library on the women’s movement in Newcastle in the 1970s and 1980s.

Jude Conway

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