Marilyn Lake Explained

Marilyn Lake
Birth Name:	Marilyn Lee Calvert
Birth Date:	5 January 1949
Birth Place:	Hobart, Tasmania
Workplaces:	University of Melbourne La Trobe University
Alma Mater:	University of Tasmania (BA Hons, MA) Monash University (PhD)
Thesis Title:	The limits of hope: soldier settlement in Victoria, 1915–1938
Thesis Year:	1984
Main Interests:	Australian history Feminist theory and gender Nationalism and the World Wars
Major Works:	Creating a Nation (1994) Faith: Faith Bendler, Gentle Activist (2002) Drawing the Global Colour Line (2008)
Awards:	Harbison-Higinbotham Prize (1985) Human Rights Commission Arts Non-Fiction Award (1994, 2002) Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (1995) Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (1999) Queensland Premier's History Book Award (2008) Sir Ernest Scott Prize (2009) Prime Minister's Literary Award for Non-Fiction (2009) Officer of the Order of Australia (2018)

Marilyn Lee Lake, (born 5 January 1949) is an Australian historian known for her work on the effects of the military and war on Australian civil society,^[1] the political history of Australian women^[2] and Australian racism including the White Australia Policy^[3] and the movement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander human rights.^[2] 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.^[4]

Her 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.^[5]

Early life and education

Marilyn Lee Calvert was born 5 January 1949 in Hobart, Tasmania. On 5 October 1968 she married Sam (Philip Spencer) Lake. They have two daughters.^[4]

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.^{[6] [7]}

On 11 April 1973 she was graduated Master of Arts by the University of Tasmania.^[6] Her thesis, on Tasmanian society in World War 1, became her first book, A Divided Society, in 1975.^[8] She was graduated a Doctor of Philosophy by Monash University in 1984.^[9] Her doctoral thesis, "The limits of hope: soldier settlement in Victoria, 1915–1938"^[10] became a book with the same title in 1987.^[11]

Career

In 1986, Lake was appointed a lecturer in History and Social Theory at The University of Melbourne.^[4]

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.^[4] In 1994 she was elevated to Professor of History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University with a Personal Chair in History.^[4]

In 1997, she was Visiting Professorial Fellow, Stockholm University.^[4]

In 2001–2002, she was the Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University.^[4]

Between 2004 and 2008 she was an Australian Research Council Australian Professorial Fellow, La Trobe University.^[4]

In 2008, she was a research fellow at the Australian Prime Ministers Centre in Canberra.^[12]

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."^[13]

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.^[14]

Committees and voluntary work

Lake is a former president, Australian Historical Association.^[15]

Lake is a member of the reference group of the Australian Women's History Forum.^[16]

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.^[4]

Lake was a member of the La Trobe University Council between 1995 and 1997 and of Monash University Council between 1985 and 1989.^[4]

She was a Museum Victoria councillor from 1985 to 1989 and a member of the History Council of Victoria between 2001 and 2004.^[4]

She served as a member of the Sullivan's Cove Waterfront Authority between 2005 and 2009.^[4]

She was a director and board member, Victorian Women's Trust from 2005 to 2009.^[4]

Awards and honours

Marilyn Lake has received the following awards and honours:

• 1985, The University of Melbourne Harbison-Higinbotham Prize^[4]
• 1994, Human Rights Non-Fiction Award for Creating a Nation with Patricia Grimshaw, Marian Quartly and Ann McGrath^[17]
• 1995, elected Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities^[18]
• 1999, elected Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia^[19]
• 2000, awarded Doctor of Letters (honoris causa), University of Tasmania^[20]
• 2002, Human Rights Arts Non-Fiction Award for Faith: a biography of Faith Bandler^[21]
• 2003, Centenary Medal^[22]
• 2008, Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, History Book – Faculty of Arts, University of Queensland Award for Drawing the Global Colour Line (with Henry Reynolds)^[23]
• 2009, Prime Minister's Literary Award for non-fiction book Drawing the Global Colour Line (with Henry Reynolds)^[24]
• 2009, The University of Melbourne Ernest Scott Prize for Drawing the Global Line (with Henry Reynolds)^[25]
• 2018, appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for "distinguished service to higher education, particularly to the social sciences, as an academic, researcher and author, and through contributions to historical organisations."^{[26] [27]}
• 2019, NSW Premier's History Awards – General History Prize, shortlisted for Progressive New World: How Settler Colonialism and Transpacific Exchange Shaped American Reform (Harvard University Press).^[28]

Major works

• A Divided Society (1975)
• Double Time: Women in Victoria 150 Years (1985) (co-editor)
• The Limits of Hope: Soldier Settlement in Victoria 1915–38 (1987)
• Australians at Work: Commentaries and Sources (1991) (co-editor)
• Creating a Nation (1994, reprinted 1996, 2000) (jointly)
• Getting Equal: The History of Australian Feminism (1999)
• Faith Bandler Gentle Activist (2002)
• Connected Worlds: History in Transnational Perspective (2006)
• Memory, Monuments and Museums (2006)
  • Drawing the Global Colour Line (2008) with Henry Reynolds What's Wrong with ANZAC? The Militarisation of Australian History (2010) with Henry Reynolds
• Progressive New World: How Settler Colonialism and Transpacific Exchange Shaped American Reform (2019)

External links

• Staff profile at the University of Melbourne website.

Notes and References

1. Annie Guest, "Historians challenge Anzac legend", Australian Broadcasting Corporation Transcripts, 24 April 2010
2. "Book – A triumph of gentle Faith." Gold Coast Bulletin (Nationwide News Pty Limited), 24 August 2002. "Marilyn Lake, renowned historian and Australia's leading authority on the political history of women."
3. Marilyn Lake, "'Yellow peril' racism rears its ugly head" (op-ed), The Age, 3 April 2010 p. 21
4. Web site: Who's Who Live (Australia). Crown Content ABN 37 096 393 636. 18 August 2011.
5. http://teaching.austlit.edu.au/?q=node/72128 Lake, Marilyn
6. "Marilyn Lee Calvert" (entry), University of Tasmania. Graduation Verification Service (database online). Accessed 18 August 2011.
7. University of Tasmania. Thesis Database (database online). Accessed 18 August 2011.
8. Judy Skene "Politics, Identity, History: An Interview with Marilyn Lake" (1998) Limina (Western Australia) Vol 4 (1) pp 1–10. Accessed 18 August 2011.
9. Richard Crompton (photographer) "Dr Marilyn Lake with Dr Sam Lake of Zoology and Jessica Monash University." (graduation photograph). Accessed 18 August 2011.
10. 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.
11. Marilyn Lake, The limits of hope: soldier settlement in Victoria (1987, Oxford University Press, Melbourne).
12. http://www.latrobe.edu.au/history/staff/lake.html Professor Marilyn Lake
13. 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.
14. Web site: Contesting Australian History: Essays in Honour of Marilyn Lake (Monash University Publishing). www.publishing.monash.edu. 2019-02-13.
15. "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.
16. http://www.womenshistory.com.au/about.asp About
17. http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/hr_awards/1994.html 1994 Human Rights Medal and Awards
18. http://www.humanities.org.au/Fellowship/FindFellows/tabid/123/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1205/Lake-Marilyn.aspx Professor Marilyn Lake
19. http://www.assa.edu.au/fellows/profile.php?id=179 Professor Marilyn Lake
20. University of Tasmania Honorary Graduates by surname 1951–1990 (PDF) accessed 18 August 2011
21. http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/hr_awards/2002.html 2002 Human Rights Medal and Awards
22. Web site: Marilyn Lake. Centenary Medal. It's an honour. (database online). 18 August 2011. For service to Australian society and the humanities in the study of Australian women's history..
23. https://web.archive.org/web/20091012220338/http://www.premiers.qld.gov.au/awards-and-recognition/literary-awards/previous-winners.aspx Queensland Premier's Literary Awards. Previous Winners.
24. http://www.arts.gov.au/books/pmliteraryawards/2009_winners "2009 Prime Minister's Literary Awards winners"
25. http://blogs.unimelb.edu.au/musse/?p=1853 University's Ernest Scott Prize winner announced
26. Web site: Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia. 2018 Australia Day Honours. Office of the Governor-General of Australia. 26 January 2018.
27. News: Australia Day Honours 2018: The full list. 2018-01-26. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2018-01-29.
28. Perkins. Cathy. Summer 2019. Excellence in Literature and History. SL Magazine. 12. 4. 52–55.