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Come along to the Victorian Archives Centre to hear a talk by historian Mélanie Méthot on the fascinating story of Holt's Matrimonial Agency in turn-of-the-century Melbourne.
Fierce and astute businesswoman Annie Holt ran one of the most famous marriage agencies in Australia. Annie embodied the new woman while remaining attached to the patriarchal institution of marriage, highlighting the social and cultural anxieties sparked by the commodification of marriage.