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Women's speeches and essays, 1970-1976

 File — box-folder: YMS MS 16791 BOX 3/7-8

Scope and contents

Papers written by feminist activists on issues and structures impacting women, such as capitalism, the family, and suburbia. Included is an appraisal of the Women's Liberation Movement entitled "The Women's Liberation : The problems and the potential" written by Barbara Wishart. The file also contains handwritten notes with BW initialled in the corner and "probably by Barbara Wishart" written in blue ballpoint. Other writers in the collection are Jan Harper, Catherine Corfield, Florance Rush, Diana Heath, Pamela Kearon and Barbara Mehrhof.

Dates

  • 1970-1976

General note

Title taken from the file title page.

  • box-folder: YMS MS 16791 BOX 3/7-8 (Text)

Repository details

Part of the Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria Repository

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