Diane Kirkby

Diane Elizabeth Kirkby, FAHA, FASSA (born 1948) is an Australian historian and academic.

Diane Kirkby
Born	1948 (age 72–73) Walgett, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Awards	Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellowship (1985) WK Hancock Prize (1992) Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (2005) Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (2011)
Academic background
Alma mater	University of New South Wales (BA) University of California, Santa Barbara (MA, PhD)
Thesis	Alice Henry: The National Women's Trade Union League of America and Progressive Labor Reform, 1906–1925 (1982)
Academic work
Discipline	History
Sub-discipline	Women's history Cultural history Legal history
Institutions	La Trobe University University of Melbourne

Early life and education

Diane Elizabeth Kirkby was born in Walgett, New South Wales,[1] in 1948.[2] Her education began by correspondence course and at age six she was sent to board in Tamworth at the Church of England Girls School and later to Presbyterian Ladies College, Pymble. Her high school education was completed at Camden High School.[3]

Honours and recognition

Kirkby was elected fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in 2005[4] and fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 2011.[5]

Works

• Kirkby, Diane (1991). Alice Henry: The power of pen and voice: The life of an Australian–American labor reformer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-39102-4.
• Kirkby, Diane, ed. (1995). Sex Power and Justice: Historical perspectives of law in Australia 1788–1990. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-553734-3.
• Kirkby, Diane (1997). Barmaids: A history of womenʼs work in pubs. Cambridge (UK): Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-56038-1.
• Kirkby, Diane (2008). Voices From the Ships: Australia's seafarers and their union. Sydney: UNSW Press. ISBN 978-0-86840-902-3.
• Kirkby, Diane, ed. (2012). Past Law, Present Histories. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian National University. ISBN 978-1-922144-03-4.
• Garner, Alice; Kirkby, Diane (2018). Academic Ambassadors, Pacific Allies: Australia, America and the Fulbright Program. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-1-5261-2898-0.

References

1. "Kirkby, Diane Elizabeth". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
2. "Kirkby, Diane Elizabeth 1948–". VIAF – Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
3. "Kirkby, Diane Elizabeth". The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
4. "Academy Fellow: Professor Diane Kirkby FASSA". Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
5. "Fellows: Diane Kirkby". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Retrieved 30 September 2020.