Step back in time with historian Margaret Anderson as we revisit Victoria in the 1960s.

Sunday June 28 – Looking back on the Swinging Sixties

What comes to mind when we think about the ‘Swinging Sixties’? Is it miniskirts and pop music, street protest, or the Pill? Do we remember rebellious youth and ‘the generation gap’, or think nostalgically of a time of full employment, buoyant wages, and high rates of home ownership? In truth, the sixties was about all of these things.

Join public historian Margaret Anderson as she explores life in the 1960s and asks did Victoria really ‘swing’ in the 1960s?

The talk will be followed by afternoon tea.

Margaret Anderson is Director of the Old Treasury Building. She has held senior museum positions in South Australia and Western Australia and between museum posts taught history and museum studies at Monash University. She is a council member of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, and of the Federation of Australian Historical Societies, and is Deputy Chair of the History Council of Victoria. Her historical research has focused on women and the family in Australian history.

When: Sunday 28 June, 2:00pm
Where: Brighton Historical Society, first floor, Bayside Arts and Cultural Centre (Old Town Hall), corner Wilson and Carpenter Street
Cost: $10 members, $15 non-members
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