Louise Edwards (historian)

Louise Edwards
FASSA FAHA FHKAH
Born
Louise Patricia Edwards
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Auckland
Murdoch University
Alma materGriffith University
ThesisThe use of the discourse of sexual equality in Hongxue of the twelve beauties (1979–1989) (1991)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Hong Kong
University of Technology Sydney
Australian National University
Australian Catholic University
University of Queensland
University of New South Wales

Louise Edwards FASSA FAHA FHKAH is an Australian sinologist. Her work has focused on women and gender issues in China and Asia. As of 2022, she is Emeritus Professor of Chinese History at the University of New South Wales and an honorary professor at both the Australia-China Research Institute and the University of Hong Kong.