Anne Philomena O'Brien

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Anne Philomena O'Brien
Born1954 (age 69–70)
Glenelg, South Australia, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationHistorian
Notable workGod's Willing Workers

Anne Philomena O'Brien (born 1954) is an Australian historian and author who is a professor at the University of New South Wales.

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Early life

Anne Philomena O'Brien was born in 1954 [1] in Glenelg, South Australia, Australia. [2] Her parents were Paul and Mary (Mollie) O'Brien. Anne was their fifth and youngest daughter. [2]

Education

In 1975, O'Brien earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Adelaide, graduating with honours. She taught part-time for a year at Flinders University in South Australia, before enrolling in a PhD program at the University of Sydney. She completed her PhD in 1982. [2]

Career

From 1982 to 1985, she taught at Santa Sabina College. [2]

In 1987, O'Brien began lecturing in history at the University of New South Wales. [2] She became an associate professor in 2007, [2] and later became a full professor in the School of Humanities and Languages. [3]

Books

In 1988, O'Brien published her first book, Poverty's Prison. The Poor in New South Wales 1880–1918, [4] which was based on her PhD research. Her second book, God's Willing Workers: Women and Religion in Australia, was published in 2005. [5] She published Philanthropy and Settler Colonialism in 2014. [6] O'Brien is married and has two children. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Birth year from Library of Congress catalog entry, retrieved 2023-06-28
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Harrison, Sharon M. (4 June 2015). "O'Brien, Anne Philomena". The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. Australian Women's Archives Project. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Professor Anne Philomena O'Brien". Find a researcher. University of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Reviews of Poverty's Prison:
  5. ↑ Reviews of God's Willing Workers:
  6. ↑ Reviews of Philanthropy and Settler Colonialism:
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