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This Is What A Feminist Looks Like

The Rise and Rise of Australian Feminism

by Emily Maguire
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/10/2019

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Women must quit their jobs when they marry.

They are barred from trade unions and universities.

Their husbands can legally rape them. And they are not allowed to vote.

This could be the reality in Australia today — if it weren’t for the many women who, over more than a century of activism, fought for change.

In this passionate and timely account, Emily Maguire charts a course through the history of Australian feminism — from the First Wave to the Fourth, from suffragists to Riot Grrrls, from equal pay to #metoo. Along the way, she pays tribute to those who’ve spoken up and taken action in the face of ridicule, dismissal and violence.

This Is What a Feminist Looks Like shows us how we got to where we are today — and reminds us that some battles must be fought over and over again.

ISBN:
9780642279453
9780642279453
Category:
Feminism & feminist theory
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-10-2019
Publisher:
National Library of Australia
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
256
Dimensions (mm):
234x153mm
Emily Maguire

Emily Maguire is the author of the novels Taming the Beast (2004), an international bestseller and finalist for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Kathleen Mitchell Award, The Gospel According to Luke (2006) and, most recently, the non-fiction work, Princesses & Pornstars (2008). Her articles and essays on sex, religion and culture have been published in newspapers and journals including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Financial Review, The Age and the Observer.

In 2007, the Women's Electoral Lobby awarded her the Edna Ryan Award (Media Category) for her writing about women's issues. She lives in Sydney with her husband.

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