Anne Philomena O'Brien

Anne Philomena O'Brien (born 1954) is an Australian historian and author who is a professor at the University of New South Wales.

Early life

Anne Philomena O'Brien was born in 1954^[1] in Glenelg, South Australia, Australia.^[2] Her parents were Paul and Mary (Mollie) O'Brien. Anne was their fifth and youngest daughter.^[2]

Education

In 1975, O'Brien earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Adelaide, graduating with honours. She taught part-time for a year at Flinders University in South Australia, before enrolling in a PhD program at the University of Sydney. She completed her PhD in 1982.^[2]

Career

From 1982 to 1985, she taught at Santa Sabina College.^[2]

In 1987, O'Brien began lecturing in history at the University of New South Wales.^[2] She became an associate professor in 2007,^[2] and later became a full professor in the School of Humanities and Languages.^[3]

Books

In 1988, O'Brien published her first book, Poverty's Prison. The Poor in New South Wales 1880–1918,^[4] which was based on her PhD research. Her second book, God's Willing Workers: Women and Religion in Australia, was published in 2005.^[5] She published Philanthropy and Settler Colonialism in 2014.^[6] O'Brien is married and has two children.^[2]

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