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Marilyn Lee Lake, (born 5 January 1949) is an Australian historian. She is known for her work on the effects of the military and war on Australian civil society, the political history of Australian women, and racism in Australia, including the White Australia Policy, and the movement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander human rights.
She was awarded a personal chair in history at La Trobe University in 1994. She has been elected a Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities and a Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
She studied history at the University of Tasmania, where she resided at Jane Franklin Hall, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts on 10 April 1968. That year she submitted her honours thesis, W.A. Wood's and the Clipper, 1903 – 1909. A Study in Radical Journalism, and was awarded Honours which was conferred on 2 April 1969."Marilyn Lee Calvert" (entry), University of Tasmania. Graduation Verification Service (database online). Accessed 18 August 2011. University of Tasmania. Thesis Database (database online). Accessed 18 August 2011.
On 11 April 1973 she was graduated Master of Arts by the University of Tasmania. Her thesis, on Tasmanian society in World War 1, became her first book, A Divided Society, in 1975.Judy Skene "Politics, Identity, History: An Interview with Marilyn Lake" (1998) Limina (Western Australia) Vol 4 (1) pp 1–10. Accessed 18 August 2011.
She was graduated a Doctor of Philosophy by Monash University in 1984.Richard Crompton (photographer) "Dr Marilyn Lake with Dr Sam Lake of Zoology and Jessica Monash University." (graduation photograph). Accessed 18 August 2011. Her doctoral thesis, "The limits of hope: soldier settlement in Victoria, 1915–1938"Marilyn Lake, "The limits of hope: soldier settlement in Victoria, 1915–1938" (1984) Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Melbourne. became a book with the same title in 1987.Marilyn Lake, The limits of hope: soldier settlement in Victoria (1987, Oxford University Press, Melbourne).
In 1988, she was appointed senior lecturer and made foundational director of women's studies (1988–94) at La Trobe University. In 1991, Lake was appointed reader in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University. In 1994 she was elevated to professor of history in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at La Trobe, with a Personal Chair in History.
In 1997, she was visiting professorial fellow at Stockholm University.
In 2001–2002, she was the chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University.
Between 2004 and 2008 she was an Australian Research Council Australian professorial fellow at La Trobe University.
In 2008, she was a research fellow at the Australian Prime Ministers Centre in Canberra. Professor Marilyn Lake (staff profile), La Trobe University. Humanities and Social Sciences. History Program. accessed 18 August 2011.
In 2011, Lake was awarded another Australian Research Council Professorial Research Fellowship "to investigate the international history of Australian democracy. She will research both the impact of Australian democratic innovation – manhood suffrage, the 8-hour day, the Australian ballot, women's rights – overseas, and Australian engagements with international organisations such as the ILO and United Nations, the translation of new human rights into citizenship rights, at home, in the twentieth century."Michael Richards, "Professor Marilyn Lake to investigate the international history of Australian democracy" Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, 15 March 2011 accessed 18 August 2011.
She is known for her work on the effects of the military and war on Australian civil society,Annie Guest, "Historians challenge Anzac legend", Australian Broadcasting Corporation Transcripts, 24 April 2010 the political history of Australian women,"Book – A triumph of gentle Faith." Gold Coast Bulletin, 24 August 2002. "Marilyn Lake, renowned historian and Australia's leading authority on the political history of women." and racism in Australia, including the White Australia PolicyMarilyn Lake, "'Yellow peril' racism rears its ugly head" (op-ed), The Age, 3 April 2010, p. 21 and the movement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander human rights.
Lake is a member of the reference group of the Australian Women's History Forum. About Australian Women's History Forum, accessed 18 August 2011.
Lake is a member of the editorial boards of Labor History, Journal of Australian Studies and , and was a member of the editorial board of Australian Historical Studies between 2006 and 2009.
Lake was a member of the La Trobe University Council between 1995 and 1997 and of Monash University Council between 1985 and 1989.
She was a Museum Victoria councillor from 1985 to 1989 and a member of the History Council of Victoria between 2001 and 2004.
She served as a member of the Sullivan's Cove Waterfront Authority between 2005 and 2009.
She was a director and board member, Victorian Women's Trust from 2005 to 2009.
In February 2019, Monash University Publishing released Contesting Australian History: Essays in Honour of Marilyn Lake edited by Joy Damousi and Judith Smart. The contents are papers presented at a two-day celebration of Lake's career held at the University of Melbourne in 2016.
Career
In 1986, Lake was appointed a lecturer in History and Social Theory at The University of Melbourne.
Research interests
Lake's research interests include Australian history; nation and nationalism; gender, war and citizenship; femininity and masculinity; history of feminism; race, gender and imperialism; global and trans-national history. Lake, Marilyn (entry), Teaching Aust. Lit. Resource (TAL) (database online) Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Australia Licence.
Committees and voluntary work
Lake is a former president, Australian Historical Association."National Archives of Australia launches joint scholarship program with Australian Historical Association at Annual Regional Conference in Launceston" (Media Release) 7 July 2011 Australian Government News via HT Media Limited.
Awards and honours
Lake has received the following awards and honours:
Major works
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Categories: 1949 Births, Living People, Australian Women Historians, Fellows Of The Academy Of The Social Sciences In Australia, Fellows Of The Australian Academy Of The Humanities, History Of Indigenous Australians, Academic Staff Of La Trobe University, Monash University Alumni, Officers Of The Order Of Australia, People From Hobart, Academic Staff Of The University Of Melbourne, University Of Tasmania Alumni
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