Mollie Hollman Award
Faculty of Arts May 12th, 2008
Dr Kate Murphy was awarded the Mollie Hollman Doctoral Medal for the best thesis submitted in the Faculty of Arts in 2007. The medal was presented by the Dean at a reception organised by the School of Historical Studies. Entitled ‘Gender and the rural-urban divide: fears and fantasies of the Australian elite, 1900-1930′, the thesis explores the different ways in which rural ideals functioned within early 20th century elite culture. The Dean commented both on the importance of the topic and on the very high praise that the thesis received from its examiners.