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March 17, 2026
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Women’s History Month: Who? Hester Hornbrook and her ladies: Melbourne’s first social carers in the 1850s and 1860s
Women’s History Month: Who? Hester Hornbrook and her ladies: Melbourne’s first social carers in the 1850s and 1860s
Each year, to celebrate Women's History Month, the RHSV offers our Women's History lecture, part of our Distinguished Lecture series. For 2026, we are delighted to have Roslyn Otzen presenting on Hester Hornbrook, whose work in creating 1850s Melbourne's first social supports saved thousands of people from lives and deaths in misery, and formed the
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