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New South Wales - Concept
ILWA (1887 - 1974)
- From
- 1887
- To
- 1974
- Alternative Names
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- I Love, Worship and Adore
- Location
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ILWA, which stands for 'I love, worship and adore', was an acronym used by girls in the Parramatta Girls Home, and in other state institutions, to express their feelings for other girls. Girls in Parramatta wrote it into notes, tattooed it onto their bodies and scratched into the walls of the institution. Since 2003 Parragirls has made use of this acronym in textiles and artworks to tell stories of the emotional survival of former residents of the institution.
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