Loving Protection?
Australian Feminism and Aboriginal Women's Rights 1919-1939
$52.46
- Paperback
216 pages
- Release Date
8 October 1996
Summary
A study of white female activists during the 1920s and 1930s who brought about reforms in the treatment of Aboriginal people in Australia.
In the 1920s and 1930s, there was a highly visible network of white women activists who vigorously promoted the rights of Australian Aboriginals. In this little-known campaign, middle-class women’s organisations such as the Australian Federation of Women Voters, along with Anglo-Australian women, including Bessie Rischbieth, Edith Jones, Constance …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522849196 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522849199 |
| Author: | Fiona Paisley |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 8 October 1996 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 140mm x 214mm |
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Critics Review
“Paisley’s book is a rewarding if intensive read. A confident, closely argued thesis.” – The Canberra Times
“Paisley’s book is a rewarding if intensive read. A confident, closely argued thesis.” –The Canberra Times
Fiona Paisley
Fiona Paisley is a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research at the Australian National University.
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