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Women were Among the World’s First Computer Programmers

18/10/2015 by Yvonne Perkins 4 Comments

The first published computer program was written by a woman. The programmers of the world’s earliest digital computers were women. The inventor of the significant technology behind the most widely used programming language in the twentieth century was a woman. The software which was responsible for the first landing of men on the moon was written by a programming team led by a … [Read more...] about Women were Among the World’s First Computer Programmers

Civil Rights, History, Now

19/03/2015 by Yvonne Perkins 10 Comments

The right to vote has been a struggle the world over. Agitation for the right to participate in the election of the government is a common them in the history of many nations. Associated with the right to vote are a host of related rights: the right to equal access to public venues, the right to equal access to education, to equal treatment by the law... In recent weeks there … [Read more...] about Civil Rights, History, Now

The Dream of a Century: The Griffins in Australia’s capital

16/04/2013 by Yvonne Perkins 7 Comments

The capital city of Australia is a twentieth century creation.  It emerged from a paddock in rural New South Wales one hundred years ago.  On 12th March 1913 Lady Denman, the wife of Australia’s Governor-General, stood on the newly laid foundation stones and announced the name of the city to be – Canberra. The city had already been born by the time the crowd gathered in the … [Read more...] about The Dream of a Century: The Griffins in Australia’s capital

Stella Miles Franklin: A Biography by Jill Roe

26/08/2012 by Yvonne Perkins 20 Comments

There are times when a book creeps up on a reader, nudging itself forward, saying 'read me'.  Jill Roe’s biography of Miles Franklin is one of those books.  Over the last few years I came across references to this book in many other histories that I read.  Then a couple of months ago I was doing some research assistant work and had to borrow it in order to check some page … [Read more...] about Stella Miles Franklin: A Biography by Jill Roe

Book Review – Fight for Liberty and Freedom: The origins of Australian Aboriginal activism

01/07/2012 by Yvonne Perkins 6 Comments

If this country is to attain any sense of maturity it must first of all deal with its past and come to terms with it and, through that process, provide a platform where both Black and white can walk together to a shared future of hope, prosperity and equality.  Sadly, the whole debate has degenerated into an exercise of political and intellectual point scoring with little … [Read more...] about Book Review – Fight for Liberty and Freedom: The origins of Australian Aboriginal activism

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Yvonne Perkins is a professional historian and launched Stumbling Through the Past in August 2010. Focusing on history, and Australian history in particular, posts include interviews, book reviews, news reports on conferences and reflective pieces.

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