Feminist History Walking Tour lead by Barbara Wheeler, QVWC’s Feminist Historian in Residence
Event description
The QVWC Feminist Historian in Residence will lead a 2.5-hour walking tour covering three CBD sites in Melbourne.
Celebrate Women’s History Month 2025 by learning about three prominent Melbourne women activists Helen Lothan Robertson, Dr Constance Stone and Zelda D’Aprano – feminists who led the way on equal pay and conditions and the provision of professional health care for all women and children.
Share stories and connections from the sites of Victoria Trades Hall (Victoria Street), the Welsh Church (La Trobe Street) and the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre (Lonsdale Street), highlighting the importance of these sites to Melbourne’s feminist history.
The tour will commence at the Victorian Trades Hall Council at the statue of Zelda D’Aprano on Victoria Street, followed by a visit to the Welsh Church on La Trobe Street and St David’s Hall, the site of Dr Constance Stone’s first outpatient clinic established in 1895. The tour will conclude at the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre on Lonsdale Street, the former QV Hospital, where participants will enjoy a light lunch by Jarrah catering and an opportunity for Q&A.
Friday 14 March 9.45AM – 12.30PM
Limited spots!
QVWC Feminist Walking Tour 14 March 2025 – Event Program / Itinerary
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9.45am - 10.00am |
Convene at Victoria Trades Hall Council, 54 Victoria Street, forecourt at the statue of Zelda D’Aprano; Barbara Wheeler, Feminist Historian - Welcome and acknowledgement; Itinerary outline |
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10.10am -10.45am |
Victorian Trades Hall Interpreter (TBC); Zelda D’Aprano; Helen Robertson, Tailoress’s Union; 8-hour day monument |
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10.45am -11.00am |
Walk to the Welsh Church, 320 La Trobe Street; Congregate at the front of the Welsh Church |
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11.00am - 11.10am 11.10am - 11.30am |
Welcome by Rev Sion Hughes; move to St David’s Hall; view the interview room; the treatment hall and the dispensary; collect a cuppa or cold drink. Seated presentation in the hall by Barbara Wheeler, Feminist Historian, on Dr Constance Stone, Dr Egryn Jones and Dr Clara Stone and the beginnings of a permanent hospital for women and children. |
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11.30am -11.45am |
Walk to QVWC, 210 Lonsdale Street; congregate at the Creative Resilience sculpture at Shilling Lane; short welcome by Keryn Negri, CEO QVWC |
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12.00am – 12.10am |
Congregate in the QVWC foyer; opportunity for group photograph; interpretation by Barbara Wheeler, Feminist Historian on site history |
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12.10am- 12.30pm |
Move Balam-balam for lunch and talk from guest speaker (TBC). |
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