National Council of Women of Australia

The National Council of Women of Australia (NWA) is an Australian organisation founded in 1931. The council is an umbrella organisation with which are affiliated seven State and Territory National Councils of Women. It is non-party political, non-sectarian, volunteer organisation and open to all women. It first affiliated with the International Council of Women in 1896, through the New South Wales NCW. That NSW organisation was created on 26 August 1896 in Sydney Town Hall by eleven women-related organisations.

The Constituent councils were formed in: New South Wales −1896 Tasmania – 1899, Victoria and South Australia – 1902 National Council of Women of Queensland – 1905 Western Australia −1911 Australian Capital Territory −1939 Northern Territory – 1964.

The NCWA works on a Triennium basis and holds a conference every 18 months to encourage participation in its policy platform. The Pacific Assembly was a gathering in Brisbane City, Australia, over a three-day period in the 20th century. The assembly was sponsored by the National Council of Women. The gathering included representatives from many different countries around the world.

Notable women Women associated with the Council include Diane Alley, Alice Evelyn Rawson, Yvonne Bain, Gracia Baylor, Ruby Board, Ivy Brookes, Elsie Byth, Margaret Davey, Emily Dobson, Leonie Christopherson, Edith Cowan, Dorothy Edwards, Margaret Findlater-Smith, Maureen Giddings, Ruth Gibson, treasurer Minnie May Gates, Vida Goldstein, Helen Elizabeth Gillan, Ann Hamilton, Margaret Emily Hodge, Esther Lipman, Irene Longman, Laurel Macintosh, Joyce McConnell, Margaret McIntyre, Thelma Metcalfe, Adelaide Miethke, Mabel Miller, Necia Mocatta, May Moss, Mildred Muscio, Ada Norris, Judith Parker, Audrey Reader, Gwen Roderick, Jessie Scotford, Edith Helen Barrett, Lillias Skene and Zara Aronson.

List of presidents List of federal presidents of the NCWA:

1906–24: Emily Dobson 1924–27: Lillias Skene 1927–31: Mildred Muscio 1931–36: May Moss 1936–42: Adelaide Miethke 1942–44: Ruby Board 1945–48: Elsie Byth 1948–52: Ivy Brookes 1953–56: Ruth Gibson 1957–60: Thelma Metcalfe 1960–64: Dorothy Edwards 1964–67: Anne Hamilton 1967–70: Ada Norris 1970–73: Jessie Scotford 1973–76: Joyce McConnell 1976–79: Margaret Davey 1979–82: Laurel Macintosh 1982–85: Diane Alley 1985–88: Necia Mocatta 1988–91: Maureen Giddings 1991–94: Yvonne Bain 1994–97: Gwen Roderick 1997–00: Gracia Baylor 2000–03: Judith Parker 2003–06: Leonie Christopherson 2006–09: Hean Bee Wee 2009–12: Margaret Findlater-Smith 2012–15: Julie Morris 2015–18: Barbara Baikie 2018–2021: Robyn Nolan 2021–: Chiou See Anderson

Archives Its archives – pre the current Triennium – are held by the National Library of Australia for use by researchers.

Records of National Council of Women NSW activity are held by the NSW State & Records Authority, e.g. 1918 correspondence to Minister for Justice concerning women's citizen's rights and conditions of women prisoner.

Works Balancing Work and Life – A Guide for Employers and Employees 1999. To avoid confusion with current day legislation and practice, this booklet is no longer available. From a Camel to the Moon (ISBN 0-646-38702- 2) 1999 An Anthology for the International Year of Older Persons, From the Heart () 2002 – Women's experiences of the Australian Outback, to mark the Year of the Outback. 45 years on: What now in Contraceptives? Published in 2006 – This booklet includes information about research at the time (2006), with articles by Professor Gab Kovacs, Dr Neisha Wratten, and a piece by Dr Terri Foran on the history of contraceptives. A website has been created as a review of the NCWA presidents 1906–2006 – Stirrers with Style.

National Council of Women of Australia

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