Digital Classroom | National Library of Australia (NLA)

Digital Classroom

Explore Australia's history at the National Library's Digital Classroom, aligned with the Australian Curriculum. With over 10 million items, we support diverse learning styles, fostering inquiry-based learning for students to analyse sources and draw conclusions about the Australian story.
Showing 13 - 16 of 16 results
woman leaning against glass partition smiling at camera

Professor Kim Rubenstein, photo courtesy of Michael Silver

Australian Women Lawyers as Active Citizens

Topic 

Women lawyers stand at the forefront of women's participation in Australian civic life.

Humanities
Year 10
Australian women
Law and legislation
A photograph of a smiling woman seated in a wheelchair in front of a large bookcase and desk. She is wearing a white tshirt. The wheelchair has a control stick which sits just below her chin.

Rosemary Kayess, 2015, photo courtesy of Kim Rubenstein

Rosemary Kayess - Human rights lawyer

Topic 

Rosemary Kayess has devoted her career to the study and promotion of human rights and discrimination law in Australia and internationally.

Humanities
Year 10
Australian women
A portrait of a smiling woman wearing a black cardigan over a black top and a grey sweater. She is also wearing a colourful brooch shaped like a tree with colourful leaves.

Lannon Harley, Photograph of Jane Connors, 2014

Jane Connors - International lawyer

Topic 

Jane Connors has had a distinguished academic career in which she has dedicated her scholarship and work as an international law practitioner to the betterment of United Nations (UN) treaty mechanisms and the rights of women and children.

Humanities
Year 10
Australian women
A person with long brown hair and glasses stands behind a wooden lectern, speaking into a microphone. The background features a screen displaying partially visible text and graphics. To the left, green and blue from the flag of the Torres Strait Islands is visible.

Irene Dowdy & National Library of Australia, Professor Megan Davis, Cobble Cobble woman of the Barunggam Nation, presenting the 2022 Kenneth Myer Lecture, nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3135627148

Megan Davis - Constitutional and International lawyer

Topic 

Professor Megan Davis is a leading Indigenous Australian whose work influences law and Indigenous policy in Australia, particularly advancing constitutional reform and recognition for Indigenous Australians.

Humanities
Year 10
Australian women

Need help?

Our librarians are here to guide you.

Ask a librarian