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.

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

  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:
    • 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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