Synopses & Reviews
In this challenging book, Chilla Bulbeck examines the impact of feminism on ordinary Australian women. She argues that this has been significant, even for those women who shun feminism. The lives of sixty women of various ages and backgrounds, whose own words make up much of this book, are set against broader changes in society since the 1950s. Bulbeck explores growing up, education, work, marriage, motherhood and sexuality. Partly a history of feminism, the book also considers feminism's relevance beyond the white middle class.
Synopsis
In this rich, evocative and challenging book, Chilla Bulbeck examines the impact of feminism on ordinary Australian women.
Table of Contents
Introduction; Part I. Women's Lives Through a Feminist Lens: 1. Growing up as girls; 2. Training for life; 3. Work; 4. Marriage and motherhood; Part II. Present and Future Feminisms: 5. Finding feminism; 6. Is feminism a white middle-class movement?; 7. Beating the backlash; Conclusion: feminist Futures?