Desley Deacon was born on 1941 and is an Australian sociologist, historian and biographer.
10 Facts About Desley Deacon
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Desley Deacon has been professor emeritus at the Australian National University since 2009.
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Desley Deacon is the daughter of Molly and Frank Straker.
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Desley Deacon boarded at St Margaret's Anglican Girls School in Brisbane for her high school education.
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Desley Deacon was awarded a PhD in Sociology in 1986 by the Australian National University.
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Desley Deacon married John Higley in 1985 and moved to the University of Texas at Austin, working initially as a lecturer in government and later assistant professor.
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Desley Deacon was co-director of the Clark Center for Australian Studies there from 1988 to 1991 and in 1999 was appointed director of women's and gender studies.
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Desley Deacon was elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in 2002.
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Desley Deacon has served on a number of editorial boards, including of three journals Genders, History Australia and ANU Lives, and the University of Texas Press and ANU E-Press.
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Desley Deacon lives in Sydney, New South Wales and is a reviewer for the Australian Book Review.