Damned Whores and God's Police: The Colonization of Women in AustraliaIdeology of sexism in Australia, the nexus of oppression, sexist stereotypes past and present. |
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... women . For many , women especially , marriage was simply impossible . In England there was a huge surplus of women ; between 1851 and 1871 there was a 16.8 per cent increase in the number of single women of marriageable age and there ...
... women . For many , women especially , marriage was simply impossible . In England there was a huge surplus of women ; between 1851 and 1871 there was a 16.8 per cent increase in the number of single women of marriageable age and there ...
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The Colonization of Women in Australia Anne Summers. variety . Women were still seen as being able to be encompassed ... single women over men , it was necessary to create a lifestyle for such women , and their numbers were sufficiently ...
The Colonization of Women in Australia Anne Summers. variety . Women were still seen as being able to be encompassed ... single women over men , it was necessary to create a lifestyle for such women , and their numbers were sufficiently ...
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... women [ at a price ] so high as to put it beyond the reach of a great many . Why a contraceptive pessary which can ... Single Women Women 158 Married Single Women Women Married Single Women Women 1,040 85 157 73 1936-40 1,040 125 892 60 ...
... women [ at a price ] so high as to put it beyond the reach of a great many . Why a contraceptive pessary which can ... Single Women Women 158 Married Single Women Women Married Single Women Women 1,040 85 157 73 1936-40 1,040 125 892 60 ...
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