The Half-Open Door: Sixteen Modern Australian Women Look At Professional Life And Achievement
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A landmark work of Australian feminist history and oral biography, The Half-Open Door presents the candid testimonies of sixteen pioneering women who carved out professional careers in mid-twentieth-century Australia at a time when such ambitions were far from encouraged. Edited by Patricia Grimshaw and Lynne Strahan, the collection chronicles the personal and professional journeys of women who broke into fields dominated by men, including law, medicine, academia, and the arts, illuminating both their remarkable achievements and the systemic barriers they faced. Each narrative is rendered in the subject's own voice, giving the work an intimate, confessional tone that balances personal reflection with sharp social commentary. Together, the accounts argue powerfully that the door to professional equality was never fully open, but rather held ajar by individual determination in the face of institutional resistance. The result is an essential document of Australian women's history that remains as thought-provoking and resonant today as when it was first published.
Author: Patricia Grimshaw And Lynne Strahan
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A landmark work of Australian feminist history and oral biography, The Half-Open Door presents the candid testimonies of sixteen pioneering women who carved out professional careers in mid-twentieth-century Australia at a time when such ambitions were far from encouraged. Edited by Patricia Grimshaw and Lynne Strahan, the collection chronicles the personal and professional journeys of women who broke into fields dominated by men, including law, medicine, academia, and the arts, illuminating both their remarkable achievements and the systemic barriers they faced. Each narrative is rendered in the subject's own voice, giving the work an intimate, confessional tone that balances personal reflection with sharp social commentary. Together, the accounts argue powerfully that the door to professional equality was never fully open, but rather held ajar by individual determination in the face of institutional resistance. The result is an essential document of Australian women's history that remains as thought-provoking and resonant today as when it was first published.