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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Anne Summers. The Women's Australian National Services , for instance , had Avia- tion , Signalling , Civil and Quasi - Defence units ; its ... Australian women had never before experienced . All this 462 SEXIST STEREOTYPES PAST AND PRESENT.
Anne Summers. The Women's Australian National Services , for instance , had Avia- tion , Signalling , Civil and Quasi - Defence units ; its ... Australian women had never before experienced . All this 462 SEXIST STEREOTYPES PAST AND PRESENT.
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... Australian culture depiction of women , 25-6 exclusion of women , 79-82 Australian Family Circle , 483 Australian Financial Review , 4 , 7 Australian Government expenditure on social security 1973-4 , 169 see also Commonwealth ...
... Australian culture depiction of women , 25-6 exclusion of women , 79-82 Australian Family Circle , 483 Australian Financial Review , 4 , 7 Australian Government expenditure on social security 1973-4 , 169 see also Commonwealth ...
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... Australian culture depiction of women , 25-6 exclusion of women , 79-82 Australian Family Circle , 483 Australian Financial Review , 4 , 7 Australian Government expenditure on social security 1973-4 , 169 see also Commonwealth ...
... Australian culture depiction of women , 25-6 exclusion of women , 79-82 Australian Family Circle , 483 Australian Financial Review , 4 , 7 Australian Government expenditure on social security 1973-4 , 169 see also Commonwealth ...
Contents
Introduction to the New Edition | 1 |
Introduction | 59 |
PART ONE THE NEXUS OF OPPRESSION | 75 |
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