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The Story
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Michelle Arrow
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 352
The Whitlam government transformed Australia. And yet the scope and scale of the reforms for Australian women are often overlooked. The Whitlam government of 197275 appointed a women's advisor to national government - a world first - and reopened the equal pay case. It extended the minimum wage for women, introduced the single mother's benefit and paid maternity leave in the public service, ensured cheap and accessible contraception, funded women's refuges and women's health centres, introduced accessible, no-fault divorce and the Family Court, and much more. Women and Whitlam brings together three generations - including Elizabeth Evatt, Eva Cox, Patricia Amphlett, Elizabeth Reid, Tanya Plibersek, Heidi Norman, Blair Williams and Ranuka Tandan - to revisit the Whitlam revolution and to build on it for the future. 'Political history at its best.' - Jenny Hocking '... a reminder that politics can be radical, feminist and one that we can be proud of.' - Yasmin Poole 'Invaluable ... a clarion call to younger generations.' - Virginia Haussegger 'This very readable volume documents a pivotal, revolutionary period in our history.' - Steven Carroll, Sydney Morning Herald/The Age
Author: Michelle Arrow
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 352
The Whitlam government transformed Australia. And yet the scope and scale of the reforms for Australian women are often overlooked. The Whitlam government of 197275 appointed a women's advisor to national government - a world first - and reopened the equal pay case. It extended the minimum wage for women, introduced the single mother's benefit and paid maternity leave in the public service, ensured cheap and accessible contraception, funded women's refuges and women's health centres, introduced accessible, no-fault divorce and the Family Court, and much more. Women and Whitlam brings together three generations - including Elizabeth Evatt, Eva Cox, Patricia Amphlett, Elizabeth Reid, Tanya Plibersek, Heidi Norman, Blair Williams and Ranuka Tandan - to revisit the Whitlam revolution and to build on it for the future. 'Political history at its best.' - Jenny Hocking '... a reminder that politics can be radical, feminist and one that we can be proud of.' - Yasmin Poole 'Invaluable ... a clarion call to younger generations.' - Virginia Haussegger 'This very readable volume documents a pivotal, revolutionary period in our history.' - Steven Carroll, Sydney Morning Herald/The Age
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Michelle Arrow
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 352
The Whitlam government transformed Australia. And yet the scope and scale of the reforms for Australian women are often overlooked. The Whitlam government of 197275 appointed a women's advisor to national government - a world first - and reopened the equal pay case. It extended the minimum wage for women, introduced the single mother's benefit and paid maternity leave in the public service, ensured cheap and accessible contraception, funded women's refuges and women's health centres, introduced accessible, no-fault divorce and the Family Court, and much more. Women and Whitlam brings together three generations - including Elizabeth Evatt, Eva Cox, Patricia Amphlett, Elizabeth Reid, Tanya Plibersek, Heidi Norman, Blair Williams and Ranuka Tandan - to revisit the Whitlam revolution and to build on it for the future. 'Political history at its best.' - Jenny Hocking '... a reminder that politics can be radical, feminist and one that we can be proud of.' - Yasmin Poole 'Invaluable ... a clarion call to younger generations.' - Virginia Haussegger 'This very readable volume documents a pivotal, revolutionary period in our history.' - Steven Carroll, Sydney Morning Herald/The Age
Author: Michelle Arrow
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 352
The Whitlam government transformed Australia. And yet the scope and scale of the reforms for Australian women are often overlooked. The Whitlam government of 197275 appointed a women's advisor to national government - a world first - and reopened the equal pay case. It extended the minimum wage for women, introduced the single mother's benefit and paid maternity leave in the public service, ensured cheap and accessible contraception, funded women's refuges and women's health centres, introduced accessible, no-fault divorce and the Family Court, and much more. Women and Whitlam brings together three generations - including Elizabeth Evatt, Eva Cox, Patricia Amphlett, Elizabeth Reid, Tanya Plibersek, Heidi Norman, Blair Williams and Ranuka Tandan - to revisit the Whitlam revolution and to build on it for the future. 'Political history at its best.' - Jenny Hocking '... a reminder that politics can be radical, feminist and one that we can be proud of.' - Yasmin Poole 'Invaluable ... a clarion call to younger generations.' - Virginia Haussegger 'This very readable volume documents a pivotal, revolutionary period in our history.' - Steven Carroll, Sydney Morning Herald/The Age
