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Brookes completed a bachelor's degree at the [[University of Otago]] in 1976, then won scholarships to the women's college [[Bryn Mawr College]] in Pennsylvania, where she completed a master's degree (1978) and a doctorate (1982).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.otago.ac.nz/otagomagazine/issue33/profiles/otago038388.html|title=A woman's history|website=www.otago.ac.nz|language=en-nz|access-date=18 September 2017}}</ref> Her PhD thesis topic was abortion in England during the inter-war period.<ref name=":0" /> Brookes was offered a post-doctoral scholarship at Otago and a permanent position in the Department of History in 1983. In 1986 Brookes and her colleague [[Dorothy Page (historian)|Dorothy Page]] introduced the first university-level women's history paper in New Zealand.<ref name=":0" /> In 2004 Brookes became head of the Department of History and guided the amalgamation of the department with the art history department to form the Department of History and Art History. She held the position until 2012.<ref name=":0" /> |
Brookes completed a bachelor's degree at the [[University of Otago]] in 1976, then won scholarships to the women's college [[Bryn Mawr College]] in Pennsylvania, where she completed a master's degree (1978) and a doctorate (1982).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.otago.ac.nz/otagomagazine/issue33/profiles/otago038388.html|title=A woman's history|website=www.otago.ac.nz|language=en-nz|access-date=18 September 2017}}</ref> Her PhD thesis topic was abortion in England during the inter-war period.<ref name=":0" /> Brookes was offered a post-doctoral scholarship at Otago and a permanent position in the Department of History in 1983. In 1986 Brookes and her colleague [[Dorothy Page (historian)|Dorothy Page]] introduced the first university-level women's history paper in New Zealand.<ref name=":0" /> In 2004 Brookes became head of the Department of History and guided the amalgamation of the department with the art history department to form the Department of History and Art History. She held the position until 2012.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Her recent sole-authored ''A History of New Zealand Women'' (Bridget Williams Books, 2016), winner of the 2017 Ockham New Zealand Book Award in the illustrated Non-Fiction category,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/ockham-award-dunedin-historian|title=Ockham award for Dunedin historian|date=2017-05-17|work=Otago Daily Times Online News|access-date=2018-02-26|language=en}}</ref> represents over thirty years of research on the topic of New Zealand women's history, inaugurated |
Her recent sole-authored ''A History of New Zealand Women'' (Bridget Williams Books, 2016), winner of the 2017 Ockham New Zealand Book Award in the illustrated Non-Fiction category,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/ockham-award-dunedin-historian|title=Ockham award for Dunedin historian|date=2017-05-17|work=Otago Daily Times Online News|access-date=2018-02-26|language=en}}</ref> represents over thirty years of research on the topic of New Zealand women's history, inaugurated by her co-edited volume with Margaret Tennant and Charlotte Macdonald ''Women in History'' (Allen & Unwin), published in 1986. New Zealander Marion Castree describes the 2016 volume in these terms: "This is a superb New Zealand history through the perspective of women's lives and all they contributed to our comparatively short but intense experience in Aotearoa. . . . Beautifully illustrated and designed, this book will never date."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vicbooks.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/a-history-of-new-zealand-women-by-barbara-brookes/|title=Review: A History of New Zealand Women by Barbara Brookes|last=Castree|first=Marion|date=13 April 2016|website=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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==Publications== |
==Publications== |
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Barbara Brookes at a book signing in Christchurch, New Zealand, August 2016 | |
Nationality | New Zealander |
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Fields | History |
Barbara Brookes MNZM (born 1955) is a New Zealand historian and academic.[1][2] She specialises in women's history and medical history.
Brookes completed a bachelor's degree at the University of Otago in 1976, then won scholarships to the women's college Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, where she completed a master's degree (1978) and a doctorate (1982).[1][3] Her PhD thesis topic was abortion in England during the inter-war period.[3] Brookes was offered a post-doctoral scholarship at Otago and a permanent position in the Department of History in 1983. In 1986 Brookes and her colleague Dorothy Page introduced the first university-level women's history paper in New Zealand.[3] In 2004 Brookes became head of the Department of History and guided the amalgamation of the department with the art history department to form the Department of History and Art History. She held the position until 2012.[3]
Her recent sole-authored A History of New Zealand Women (Bridget Williams Books, 2016), winner of the 2017 Ockham New Zealand Book Award in the illustrated Non-Fiction category,[4] represents over thirty years of research on the topic of New Zealand women's history, inaugurated by her co-edited volume with Margaret Tennant and Charlotte Macdonald Women in History (Allen & Unwin), published in 1986. New Zealander Marion Castree describes the 2016 volume in these terms: "This is a superb New Zealand history through the perspective of women's lives and all they contributed to our comparatively short but intense experience in Aotearoa. . . . Beautifully illustrated and designed, this book will never date."[5]
Publications
Brookes' publications include:[6]
- A History of New Zealand Women (Bridget Williams Books, 2016)
- Sites of Gender: Women, Men & Modernity in Southern Dunedin, 1890–1939, co-edited with Robin Law and Annabel Cooper (Auckland University Press, 2003)
- 'Unfortunate Folk': Essays on Mental Health Treatment 1863–1992, co-edited with Jane Thomson (Otago University Press, 2002)
- Communities of Women: Historical Perspectives, co-edited with Dorothy Page (Otago University Press, 2002)
- At Home in New Zealand: Houses, History, People (Bridget Williams Books, 2000)
- Women in History 2: Essays on Women in New Zealand, co-edited with Margaret Tennant and Charlotte Macdonald (Allen & Unwin, 1992)
- Abortion in England 1900–1967 (Croom Helm, 1988)
- Women in History: Essays on European Women in New Zealand, co-edited with Margaret Tennant and Charlotte Macdonald (Allen & Unwin, 1986)
Honours and awards
In 2017, Brookes' book A History of New Zealand Women won the 2017 Ockham New Zealand Book Award in the Illustrated Non-Fiction category.[7]
In the 2018 New Year Honours, Brookes was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to historical research and women.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Professor Barbara Brookes". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Changing lives; A History of New Zealand Women". www.elsewoman.com. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d "A woman's history". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Ockham award for Dunedin historian". Otago Daily Times Online News. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Castree, Marion (13 April 2016). "Review: A History of New Zealand Women by Barbara Brookes".
- ^ "Barbara Brookes | BWB Bridget Williams Books". bwb.co.nz. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Brookes delighted at recognition for women's history". University of Otago. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "New Year honours list 2018". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.