Australia's only peer-reviewed online museum journal | ISSN 1443-5144
about the author
Leigh Summers
Dr Leigh Summers completed her doctorate in history at the University of Melbourne. A previous degree in Museum Studies, undertaken at James Cook University in Townsville, was responsible for an ongoing interest in unpacking the ways in which material culture both inflects, and reflects the gender politics of almost any given, historical, moment. This paper is drawn from her research experiences in museums in both England and Australia. She is currently employed by the National Trust of South Australia as manager, curator, and historian at Ayers House Museum, an institution which holds an extraordinary collection of Victorian costume. This collection, comprised of a large number of 'small and sanitised' garments, has also led her to acknowledge the difficulties inherent in using costume in exhibitions, and to question the interpretation of displays which involve women's history.
Email the author: nattrust2@chariot.net.au
Papers in the omj: