Rate My Professor Judith Conway

Dr Judith Conway is a historian affiliated with the University of Newcastle in the Faculty of Education and Arts. She completed her PhD in History at the University of Newcastle. Her doctoral thesis, 'The Newcastle Women's Movement in the 1970s and 1980s through Activism and Archives', explores how women in the Australian industrial city of Newcastle, New South Wales, joined global feminist efforts from the late 1960s to agitate for broader opportunities. The research utilizes activism and archival sources. Conway highlights her involvement in the University of Newcastle Gender Research Network, the brainchild of Trisha Pender, as a key asset. She thanks her mother, Josephine Conway, for commitment to feminist principles, and her PhD supervisors at the University of Newcastle.

Conway co-authored the peer-reviewed article 'Obstacle Course: Women's Entry into Skilled Positions in the Newcastle Steel Industry, 1980-2000' published in Labour History in 2022 with Nancy Cushing and Josephine May. She collaborated on Open Research Newcastle projects with Associate Professor Nancy Cushing, Associate Professor Julie McIntyre, Dr Warren Reilly, Dr Jane Shadbolt, Dr Nicholas Foulcher, and Professor Sueanne Ware. As a local historian and PhD candidate listed in Research Higher Degree profiles, she led the curated walking tour 'Walking through the history of Newcastle's Women'. She contributed to the University of Newcastle's Non-Traditional Research Outputs Triennial Report 2021-2023 alongside researchers including Nicholas Guthrey and Dr Nicholas Foulcher. In March 2024, Dr Judith Conway (PhD History) participated in the Hunter Living Histories Showcase, including the launch of the 'From Pen to Press' exhibition. Her work advances understanding of gender history and women's roles in Newcastle's industrial past.