Anne Philomena O'Brien

Anne Philomena O'Brien
Anne Philomena O'Brien
Born	1954 (age 70–71); Glenelg, South Australia, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Historian
Notable work	God'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.

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]

References

^ Birth year from Library of Congress catalog entry, retrieved 2023-06-28
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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.
^ "Professor Anne Philomena O'Brien". Find a researcher. University of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^
Reviews of Poverty's Prison:
- Fitzgerald, Shirley (1989). "Review of Poverty's Prison. The Poor in New South Wales 1880-1918". Labour History (56): 96–97. doi:10.2307/27508938. ISSN 0023-6942. JSTOR 27508938.
- Castle, Josie (January 1992). Australian Economic History Review. 32 (1): 87–88. doi:10.1111/aehr.321br2.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Kociumbas, Jan (April 1991). The Australian Journal of Anthropology. 2 (1). Wiley: 153–154. doi:10.1111/j.1835-9310.1991.tb00132.x. ProQuest 1299120112.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Pemberton, Alec (August 1989). The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Sociology. 25 (2): 303–305. doi:10.1177/144078338902500219.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
^
Reviews of God's Willing Workers:
- Campion, Edmund. (2007). "God's Willing Workers: Women and Religion in Australia (review)". The Catholic Historical Review. 93 (3): 736–737. doi:10.1353/cat.2007.0233. ISSN 1534-0708. S2CID 144724817.
- Carey, Hilary M. (2006). "Review of God's Willing Workers: Women and Religion in Australia". Labour History (91): 217–218. doi:10.2307/27516171. ISSN 0023-6942. JSTOR 27516171.
- Carey, Jane (September 2006). "Review". Australian Humanities Review. 39–40.
- Lemon, Barbara (2005). "Review". Lilith. 14: 117–118.
- Lutrell, John (2006). "Review". Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society. 27.
- Porter, Muriel (June 2006). Journal of Anglican Studies. 4 (1): 124–125. doi:10.1177/174035530600400115.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Kelleher, Marilyn (March 2008). Journal of Religious History. 32 (1): 135–137. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9809.2008.00622_16.x.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
^
Reviews of Philanthropy and Settler Colonialism:
- Bradley, Kate (September 2015). Australian Historical Studies. 46 (3): 486–487. doi:10.1080/1031461x.2015.1078939.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
- Evans, Caroline (July 2016). Journal of Australian Studies. 40 (3): 372–373. doi:10.1080/14443058.2016.1191411.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

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[1] Birth year from Library of Congress catalog entry, retrieved 2023-06-28

[:0-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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:
Fitzgerald, Shirley (1989). "Review of Poverty's Prison. The Poor in New South Wales 1880-1918". Labour History (56): 96–97. doi:10.2307/27508938. ISSN 0023-6942. JSTOR 27508938.

Castle, Josie (January 1992). Australian Economic History Review. 32 (1): 87–88. doi:10.1111/aehr.321br2.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Kociumbas, Jan (April 1991). The Australian Journal of Anthropology. 2 (1). Wiley: 153–154. doi:10.1111/j.1835-9310.1991.tb00132.x. ProQuest 1299120112.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Pemberton, Alec (August 1989). The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Sociology. 25 (2): 303–305. doi:10.1177/144078338902500219.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[5] Fitzgerald, Shirley (1989). "Review of Poverty's Prison. The Poor in New South Wales 1880-1918". Labour History (56): 96–97. doi:10.2307/27508938. ISSN 0023-6942. JSTOR 27508938.

[6] Castle, Josie (January 1992). Australian Economic History Review. 32 (1): 87–88. doi:10.1111/aehr.321br2.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[7] Kociumbas, Jan (April 1991). The Australian Journal of Anthropology. 2 (1). Wiley: 153–154. doi:10.1111/j.1835-9310.1991.tb00132.x. ProQuest 1299120112.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[8] Pemberton, Alec (August 1989). The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Sociology. 25 (2): 303–305. doi:10.1177/144078338902500219.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[5] Reviews of God's Willing Workers:
Campion, Edmund. (2007). "God's Willing Workers: Women and Religion in Australia (review)". The Catholic Historical Review. 93 (3): 736–737. doi:10.1353/cat.2007.0233. ISSN 1534-0708. S2CID 144724817.

Carey, Hilary M. (2006). "Review of God's Willing Workers: Women and Religion in Australia". Labour History (91): 217–218. doi:10.2307/27516171. ISSN 0023-6942. JSTOR 27516171.

Carey, Jane (September 2006). "Review". Australian Humanities Review. 39–40.

Lemon, Barbara (2005). "Review". Lilith. 14: 117–118.

Lutrell, John (2006). "Review". Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society. 27.

Porter, Muriel (June 2006). Journal of Anglican Studies. 4 (1): 124–125. doi:10.1177/174035530600400115.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Kelleher, Marilyn (March 2008). Journal of Religious History. 32 (1): 135–137. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9809.2008.00622_16.x.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[10] Campion, Edmund. (2007). "God's Willing Workers: Women and Religion in Australia (review)". The Catholic Historical Review. 93 (3): 736–737. doi:10.1353/cat.2007.0233. ISSN 1534-0708. S2CID 144724817.

[11] Carey, Hilary M. (2006). "Review of God's Willing Workers: Women and Religion in Australia". Labour History (91): 217–218. doi:10.2307/27516171. ISSN 0023-6942. JSTOR 27516171.

[12] Carey, Jane (September 2006). "Review". Australian Humanities Review. 39–40.

[13] Lemon, Barbara (2005). "Review". Lilith. 14: 117–118.

[14] Lutrell, John (2006). "Review". Journal of the Australian Catholic Historical Society. 27.

[15] Porter, Muriel (June 2006). Journal of Anglican Studies. 4 (1): 124–125. doi:10.1177/174035530600400115.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[16] Kelleher, Marilyn (March 2008). Journal of Religious History. 32 (1): 135–137. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9809.2008.00622_16.x.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[6] Reviews of Philanthropy and Settler Colonialism:
Bradley, Kate (September 2015). Australian Historical Studies. 46 (3): 486–487. doi:10.1080/1031461x.2015.1078939.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

Evans, Caroline (July 2016). Journal of Australian Studies. 40 (3): 372–373. doi:10.1080/14443058.2016.1191411.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[18] Bradley, Kate (September 2015). Australian Historical Studies. 46 (3): 486–487. doi:10.1080/1031461x.2015.1078939.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

[19] Evans, Caroline (July 2016). Journal of Australian Studies. 40 (3): 372–373. doi:10.1080/14443058.2016.1191411.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)

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