Damned Whores and God's PoliceFeminist perspective first published in 1975 of how Australia's history and culture have limited women's roles in society. A new introduction discusses changes relevant to each original chapter and comments on issues still requiring change. The final chapter of the first edition, an attempt to look into the future, is replaced with an analysis of the women's movement from 1975-93. Summers is a former consultant to Prime Minister Paul Keating's Office for the Status of Women and currently editor of 'Good Weekend' magazine. |
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... Sydney Morning Herald , 16 April 1973 , said : ' I realized quite early on that it would be too much to hope that Mr Whitlam would choose a “ normal sort of woman ” more in tune with what women in this country really want to say , and ...
... Sydney Morning Herald , 16 April 1973 , said : ' I realized quite early on that it would be too much to hope that Mr Whitlam would choose a “ normal sort of woman ” more in tune with what women in this country really want to say , and ...
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... Sydney Morning Herald , 6 May 1972 . 21. Reported Sydney Morning Herald , 13 June 1972 . 22. Hennessy , Bruen and Cullen , op . cit . , Table Twelve . 23. Reported in the Australian , 14 May 1973 . 24. Ian L. Rowe , ' Prescription of ...
... Sydney Morning Herald , 6 May 1972 . 21. Reported Sydney Morning Herald , 13 June 1972 . 22. Hennessy , Bruen and Cullen , op . cit . , Table Twelve . 23. Reported in the Australian , 14 May 1973 . 24. Ian L. Rowe , ' Prescription of ...
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... Sydney , n.d. ( c . 1916 ) , p . xiii . 14. Mrs Jamieson Williams and Mrs ... Morning Herald , 5 May 1927 . 28. Maybanke Anderson , ' Women and the Drink ... Sydney , 1929 , p . 154 . 32. ibid . 33. ibid . , p . 155 . 34. ibid THE ...
... Sydney , n.d. ( c . 1916 ) , p . xiii . 14. Mrs Jamieson Williams and Mrs ... Morning Herald , 5 May 1927 . 28. Maybanke Anderson , ' Women and the Drink ... Sydney , 1929 , p . 154 . 32. ibid . 33. ibid . , p . 155 . 34. ibid THE ...
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