Norman Ian and Jeanne MacKenzie Papers, 1935-1964
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Norman Ian and Jeanne MacKenzie Papers
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MacKenzie, Norman Ian and Jeanne
Biographical History for: Norman Ian and Jeanne MacKenzie Papers
Biographical Note Section of survey for married women graduates, part of MacKenzie's research for Women of Australia, undated Norman Ian MacKenzie was born in London in 1921. He was a professor of political and social science at the University of Sussex, England, circa 1963-83. He married Jeanne Sampson, writer and manuscripts editor, in 1945, and they had two daughters. With Jeanne's assistance he wrote and edited several biographies of H.G. Wells, Charles Dickens, Beatrice Webb, and others. Norman was commissioned by Social Science Research Council of Australia in 1959 to conduct two-year pioneering survey of the status and social and political roles of women in Australia, published as Women in Australia (1962). Subsequent and revised editions are entitled Women in Society. In 1979 Jeanne MacKenzie published A Victorian Courtship: The Story of Beatrice Potter and Sidney Webb.
Norman Ian and Jeanne MacKenzie donated their papers to the Sophia Smith Collection in 1965.
Scope and Contents of the Collection The Norman Ian and Jeanne MacKenzie Papers document the work of Norman Ian MacKenzie in preparation for his report for the Social Science Research Council of Australia on the role and status of the Australian women, published as Women in Australia (1962). The collection consists primarily of background research on the status of women in Australia and women's roles in education, labor and employment, family and home life, literature, politics, and the feminist and women's suffrage movements. Included are comparative studies for New Zealand, England, and the United States. There is also some material on Vida Goldstein, pioneer Australian suffragist; and Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. Types of material include correspondence, typed and handwritten notes, original typed and handwritten manuscripts, surveys, reports, maps, reviews, pamphlets, clippings, memorabilia, and books. There is a small amount of material related to other publications written by Norman and co-author, Jeanne MacKenzie.
The papers are open to research according to the regulations of the Sophia Smith Collection without any additional restrictions.
Norman Ian MacKenzie retains copyright ownership for his writings. Permission must be obtained to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." Copyright to materials authored by others may be owned by those individuals or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.
Additional papers of Norman MacKenzie are at The Women's Library in London.
Women--Australia--Social conditions--20th century-Sources
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Women-Suffrage--Australia
Women's rights--Australia--History--20th century-Sources
Goldstein, Vida, 1869-1949
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Johnson, Amy, 1903-1941
MacKenzie, Jeanne
MacKenzie, Norman Ian. Women in Australia (1962)--Sources
Contents
Bibliography 1959-60
Australian Paradox by Jeanne MacKenzie: correspondence and reviews 1961-62
Clippings 1959-60
Correspondence
Jeanne MacKenzie 1961-63
Norman Ian MacKenzie 1961-64
Education: reports 1955-58
Employment: reports 1935-60
Equal pay: reports 1946-58
"Vida Goldstein, Australian Suffragette" (article) by Norman Mackenzie 1960
Home and family 1945-59
Lonely Moth: Amy Johnson's Flight to Australia by Norman MacKenzie n.d.
Notes 1951-60
Miscellaneous: address book, clippings, and reports 1944-60
Politics and suffrage 1952-55
Pamphlets 1957
Women In Australia
Reviews, correspondence, and clippings 1961-63
Introduction and chapters 1, 2 & 5
Published book (1962)
Research materials
Role of women in public and professional Life 1959
Feminism: survey 1950-57
Biographies of Australian women 1950-58
Employment: war work 1960
Miscellaneous reports and statistics 1946-61
Permissions 1960
Questionnaires n.d.
Women's rights charters 1943-60
Maps of Australia n.d.