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Renate Thelma Howe AM (born 1939) is an Australian academic and historian. Her research and writing focuses on Australian social, urban and religious history.

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Howe was born in Melbourne, Victoria in 1939. [1] She was educated at East Kew State School and University High School, matriculating in 1956. Her tertiary education included a BA from the University of Melbourne and further studies at University of Chicago. During her student years she was active in the Student Christian Movement and the ALP Club. She also spent two years on the Students' Representative Council. She was awarded a PhD in 1972. [2]

Howe tutored at the University of Melbourne from 1969 to 1974. In 1977 she was appointed to the team to set up distance education at Deakin University where she remained for most of her career. [2] She was a three-time board member of the Deakin University, 1982–1983, 1994–1996 and 1998–2000. On her retirement in 2005, she was appointed honorary associate professor in the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University. [3]

In the 2012 Australia Day Honours Howe was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "service to higher education and to the arts through administrative and academic roles, and to the community, particularly through heritage and cultural organisations". [3]

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Howe married Brian Howe in 1962. They had three children. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Howe, Renate". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Grimshaw, Patricia. "Howe, Renate". The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia: A–L". Governor-General of Australia. 1 April 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2020.


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