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First known date:
2023...
vol.
34
no.
3
July
2023
of
Jessie Street National Women's Library Newsletter
est. 1990
Jessie Street National Women's Library Newsletter
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* Contents derived from the 2023 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Sydney Writers’ Festival 2023,
single work
column
'Earlier this year, I spent four days as part of the body of volunteer workers at the Sydney Writers’ Festival and soaked up the bonhomie that comes from readers and writers gathering to talk about books. The Festival is still emerging from the Covid years: mass events are still approached with caution, international travel is down and it was a smaller affair than usual' (Introduction)
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Pram Factory Births Feminist Theatre,
single work
column
'In interviewing second wave feminists for her PhD, Kath was shocked to discover that newspaper employment columns were divided into male and female categories and that women were banned from public bars in hotels. In the 60s, women made up only 25% of undergraduates. There were no women in the House of Representative until 1974. But once women began to speak up, change came quickly.' (Introduction)
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The Mother Jane Caro,
single work
review
— Review of The Mother 2022 single work novel ;'Though I knew the gist of the issues raised by The Mother before I began – I’d read the devastating stories of victims of domestic violence, watched the news and thought I understood the issues – this novel still shocks.' (Introduction) - Penny Nelson on Babette Smith, single work column
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