2026 Immersia: New Pacific Portraits | Scholars and Activists

Photo: Fijian feminist icon and community leader, Amelia Rokotuivuna, Pacific Regional YWCA conference, Fiji, 1975

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Discover the stories of five remarkable Pacific women whose scholarship, activism and leadership helped shape the region and the world. From Fiji and Papua New Guinea to Kiribati, the Marshall Islands and the Cook Islands, their lives spanned environmental activism, education, cultural leadership and Pacific Studies.

Curated by Professor Katerina Teaiwa and Solstice Middleby, this exhibition brings their contributions and legacies into focus, celebrating women whose important roles in Pacific history have too often been overlooked.

Presented by the Oceania Working Party of the Australian Dictionary of Biography and the School of Culture, History and Language for 2026 Immersia

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