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NEW on FEMINIST FUTURES
MOVEMENTS IN THE MODERNISATION OF MARRIAGE
Margaret Thornton (also see Later Stories)
9th April, 2012
Changes suggest same-sex couples may be able to wed ... enter
NEW on SHORTER STORIES
Interview with Cara Sandys
12 March 2012
It is all about just trying to change the world.
I think it is not as difficult as people sometimes think it is.
My mother was very aware of waste and recycling. Because she was brought up in the Second World War she had that mentality of ‘make do and mend’.
She was always telling us to turn lights off, to iron the Christmas wrapping paper from last year so we could use it again, and she made our clothes.
I thought it was a bit ‘nutty’ at the time, but ... enter
NEW on LATER STORIES
Interview with Elizabeth Muldoon
21 February 2012
It seems like feminist activism is starting up again in Melbourne.
I think there were a lot of different influences on me when I was growing up that led me here.
My mum was my first role model of a woman actively fighting for change in ther community... enter
ALSO, TWO NEW PAGES
1. Anti Feminists
Introduction
a. Grief related to abortion - ‘Moderate Feminists’
b. For God and Empire – the Australian Women’s National League 1904-1944?
Once again, there is discussion about the nature of feminism, and what ideas are or are not feminist or anti-feminist, so I looked into our herstory for help – and found it.
On this page I show some anti-feminist reaction to the women’s movement over the last 150 years in Melbourne.
It is interesting to us now, I think, because ... enter
2. International Women's Day - I have replaced the Links page with a new I.W.D. page
International Women’s Day in Melbourne
8th March – Our story
Here is some material I have collected from
Women Working Together suffrage and onwards www.womenworkingtogether.com.au ............. enter
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