Jenny-Lynn Potter

Dr Jenny-Lynn Potter is an interdisciplinary Academic with experience in teaching and research across the fields of Sociology, Health and Behavioural Sciences, and Gender and Sexuality. Her research is grounded in both sociological and historical disciplines, and pertinent within the field of gender studies. Jenny-Lynn has focused on the construction of gendered identity, class and culture in post war Australian society by examining the contribution of a unique group of women who worked as home-based dressmakers during this time. She is continuing to explore the lives of women working at the nexus of the public and private spheres, within the creative fields of fashion and dress in twentieth century Australian society, most recently with a focus on the travelling ‘Dressmaker by the Day’.

Relevant Publications

Potter, J-L. (2019) “Ease to Fit”: Managing the intersection of ‘public’ and ‘private’ in Dressmakers lives, Gender, Place and Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography. DOI: 10.1080/0966369X.2019.1693348

 Potter, J-L and Reiger, K (2017) Suits and frocks: Dressmakers and the making of feminine identity in post war Australian society, Journal of Australian Studies 41, no. 1 (March 2017).

 Potter, J-L., (2013) Dresses in the lounge room, pins all over the floor: Exploring the experiences of dressmakers in post-war Australian society, Victorian Journal of Home Economics, Vol. 52, No. 2, 2013