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Good keen women, Ginette McDonald

Posted on June 13, 1999 by NZ Books

Stroppy Sheilas and Gutsy Girls Sandra Coney Tandem Press, $24.95, ISBN 1 87717 829 2 In a memorable scene in the 1973 BBC TV drama series Shoulder to Shoulder, an evocation of the suffrage move-ment in Great Britain, Lady Constance’s…

Tagged with: Ginette McDonald, Issue 38, Sandra Coney, Tandem Press
Posted in Gender, History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology

What about the suburbs? Alison Gray

Posted on June 8, 1997 by NZ Books

Mum’s the Word: The untold story of motherhood in New Zealand Sue Kedgley Random House, $39.95, ISBN 1 86941 292 3 Striking a Balance: New Zealand women talk about career and family Jillian Stewart and Susan Davis Penguin Books, $24.95,…

Tagged with: Alison Gray, Ann Gluckman, Issue 28, Jillian Stewart, Mary Tagg, Penguin Books, Random House, Sandra Coney, Sue Kedgley, Summer 1997, Susan Davis, Tandem Press
Posted in Gender, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology

Making women’s past accessible, Barbara Brookes

Posted on March 1, 1994 by NZ Books

Standing in the Sunshine: A history of New Zealand Women Since They Won the Vote Sandra Coney, Penguin Books, $59.95 Women’s history, once a marginal pursuit and still not entirely integrated into the academy, is popular. Each year, and particularly…

Tagged with: Autumn 1994, Barbara Brookes, Issue 12, Penguin Books, Sandra Coney
Posted in Gender, History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology