Victorian Women's Handbook
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 2nd ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At a pivotal moment in Australian social history, the Victorian Women's Handbook arrived as an essential, practical guide for women navigating the services, rights, and resources available to them in the state of Victoria. Published in its Second Edition in 1984 by the Women's Policy Co-ordination Unit — a body operating under the Victorian state government — this handbook presents a comprehensive directory of information covering health, legal rights, employment, community services, and support organisations tailored specifically to the needs of women in Victoria. Beyond its function as a reference tool, the Victorian Women's Handbook stands as a significant cultural and political document, reflecting the broader momentum of second-wave feminism and the formal policy responses it inspired within Australian government institutions. Its systematic, authoritative tone illustrates the era's commitment to institutionalising gender equity through accessible public information. For historians, researchers, and collectors of Australian feminist history, this volume offers an invaluable window into the social priorities and policy landscape of 1980s Victoria — a snapshot of a society in the process of redefining its relationship with women's rights.
Author: Women's Policy Co-Ordination Unit
Format: Paperback
Published: 1984
Genre: Gender studies
Edition: 2nd ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At a pivotal moment in Australian social history, the Victorian Women's Handbook arrived as an essential, practical guide for women navigating the services, rights, and resources available to them in the state of Victoria. Published in its Second Edition in 1984 by the Women's Policy Co-ordination Unit — a body operating under the Victorian state government — this handbook presents a comprehensive directory of information covering health, legal rights, employment, community services, and support organisations tailored specifically to the needs of women in Victoria. Beyond its function as a reference tool, the Victorian Women's Handbook stands as a significant cultural and political document, reflecting the broader momentum of second-wave feminism and the formal policy responses it inspired within Australian government institutions. Its systematic, authoritative tone illustrates the era's commitment to institutionalising gender equity through accessible public information. For historians, researchers, and collectors of Australian feminist history, this volume offers an invaluable window into the social priorities and policy landscape of 1980s Victoria — a snapshot of a society in the process of redefining its relationship with women's rights.