![]() It was during her studies on the German Reformation at the University of Melbourne that her interest in the early modern past and the changing role of women and the family began to emerge. Roper is an alumna of the University of Melbourne graduating with a BA (Hons) in History with Philosophy in 1977. For a while he was a minister of religion before leaving the ministry to work as a social worker supervising children's and youth services in an outer district of Melbourne. Roper's father William Stanley 'Stan', who had done intelligence work in Germany after the Second World War, became a State Director in ASIO but then resigned to obtain a theology degree. ![]() After retiring she taught at the Melbourne College of Advanced Education, later part of the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne. Her mother Ailsa Roper taught drama and literature in schools and had a strong interest in psycho-drama. A passionate trade unionist, Roper's grandfather would pour out animated and angry reminiscences of Gallipoli. ![]()
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