A stirring and inspiring narrative, this memoir combines the author’s fascinating personal life story with her accounts of shifts in social and political outlooks during the 20th century. With stories
Award-winning author Diane Bell reveals the importance of women’s roles in Australian Aboriginal desert culture—as maintainers of land, ritual, and culture.
When a twelve-year-old girl goes missing near her village, the local police tell her mother and the villagers that she has been taken by a wild animal. Five years later, a young government employee f
Twentysomething women talk about living their feminism.Exploring a range of personal and political experiences, this collection defines the landscape in which young Australian women stake their claim
The legends of the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades that poets, priests, prophets, shamans, storytellers, artists, singers, and historians have told throughout time are retold in this compilation of the
Thislegal thriller offers an insider's perspective on the triumphs and failures ofthe law. After taking up the case of an assaultedteenager, an up-and-coming lawyer must face manipu
Recent estimates indicate over two million of women and children are trafficked annually worldwide, and in response some states have turned to legislation to eradicate prostitution and related industr
From the white-slave traffic of the 19th century to present-day business practices, this well-researched report examines the changing concept of prostitution, exploring its initial roles as a form of
The Ngarridjeri women of South Australia reveal their thoughts, daily challenges, and visions for the future in this moving book. The stories range from charming and delightful to jarring and shocking
Situated between the realms of the real and the fantastic, this collection of eco-poetry relays the ferocious power and long-lasting effects of extreme weather events such as cyclones, hurricanes, and
Assembling writers, advocates, and academics, this volume spotlights the sexualization and objectification of girls and women in the media, popular culture, and society. From clothing and music to mag
Lesbians are often told that we have no culture, that we have no history, and yet lesbians are always rediscovering hidden histories, literary traditions, codes and behaviours that have been obscured,
Circus as drama and risk, as exuberance and irrepressible spirit, is the central metaphor Patricia Sykes uses to open a world where public and private share the same tightrope. The poems speak of wome
