Ducks on the Pond: An Autobiography 1945-1976Ducks on the Pondis the unflinching personal story of Anne Summers, a woman who challenged the world she was given. Hers was a long journey through unfamiliar cities and a succession of low-paid typically female jobs before she emerged as a founding member of the Women's Liberation Movement, award-winning journalist and ultimately a key adviser to prime ministers Bob Hawke and Paul Keating. Her bookDamned Whores and God's Policewritten before she was 30, became a publishing sensation and helped change the way Australians, and especially women, see themselves. Anne Summers' story encompasses the conformity and repression of the 1950s, the political radicalism and rock music of the 1960s, and the sexual revolution, women's liberation and the Whitlam phenomenon of the 1970s. Written with wit and wry humour,Ducks on the Pondis a story of success and fulfilment achieved against considerable odds. |
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... called our grandmother , had more than a standard education , but they loved to tell stories , recite poetry and , best of all , declaim long passages from Shakespeare . Mum always talked about a poem called ' Poppa's Letter ' , which ...
... called our grandmother , had more than a standard education , but they loved to tell stories , recite poetry and , best of all , declaim long passages from Shakespeare . Mum always talked about a poem called ' Poppa's Letter ' , which ...
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... called ' dinner ' , was the big meal of the week : a roast , always lamb or beef , accompanied by all our favourite baked vegetables . For ' tea ' on Sunday night we had shop - bought cold meat – thinly sliced ham or beef or something ...
... called ' dinner ' , was the big meal of the week : a roast , always lamb or beef , accompanied by all our favourite baked vegetables . For ' tea ' on Sunday night we had shop - bought cold meat – thinly sliced ham or beef or something ...
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... called ' Sexism in the Women's Movement , or Why Do Straight Sisters Sometimes Cry When They Are Called Lesbians ' . Its contents were so controversial that everyone wanted to be in the group that discussed it . The paper contended that ...
... called ' Sexism in the Women's Movement , or Why Do Straight Sisters Sometimes Cry When They Are Called Lesbians ' . Its contents were so controversial that everyone wanted to be in the group that discussed it . The paper contended that ...
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