World Philosophy Day
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It’s World Philosophy Day. Dive into our extensive philosophy collections to be challenged and inspired by thinkers of the past and present.
Articles by: Barbara Carswell
The Victorian Artists’ Society: 150 years of art
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This year the Victorian Artists’ Society, East Melbourne, celebrates its 150th anniversary. We look back at the early years of its artistic journey.
Victorian patents: a window on the past
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From the world’s first commercial ice-making machine to a cycling skirt made especially for women, the Library’s collection of Victorian patents is a fascinating window into the lives of our forebears
Medieval lives: Working women in English society, 1300–1500
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Until the late 20th century, the important role played by medieval women in the peasant household was largely ignored by historians.
Madame de Staël, liberal thinker and writer of the French revolutionary and Napoleonic periods
Madame de Staël was one of the most fascinating, intelligent and influential women of the French revolutionary and Napoleonic years. Brilliant, passionate and intense, she lived life through her passion for politics and love at the highest levels of society.
Nikola Tesla: the man who gave electricity to the world
Nikola Tesla was an electrical genius. He was a visionary who captured the imagination of engineers, entrepreneurs and the public with his futuristic concepts and vivid demonstrations of the power of electricity.
