The World Moves Slowly: A Documentary History Of Australian Women
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — some wear and tanning to covers. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact paperback binding.
The World Moves Slowly: A Documentary History of Australian Women is a landmark work in Australian social history that chronicles the lives, struggles, and achievements of women across colonial and post-colonial Australia. Drawing on primary documents — letters, diaries, newspaper articles, and official records — Kingston presents an authoritative and deeply human portrait of women navigating a society slow to grant them equality. The collection illustrates the breadth of the female experience, from domestic life and labour to suffrage campaigns and public participation, grounding each theme in the authentic voices of the women who lived it. Scholarly yet accessible, the work argues compellingly that the history of Australian women is not a footnote but a central thread in the nation's story, demanding to be read on its own terms.
Author: Beverley Kingston
Format: Paperback
Published: 1977, Cassell Australia
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket — some wear and tanning to covers. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact paperback binding.
The World Moves Slowly: A Documentary History of Australian Women is a landmark work in Australian social history that chronicles the lives, struggles, and achievements of women across colonial and post-colonial Australia. Drawing on primary documents — letters, diaries, newspaper articles, and official records — Kingston presents an authoritative and deeply human portrait of women navigating a society slow to grant them equality. The collection illustrates the breadth of the female experience, from domestic life and labour to suffrage campaigns and public participation, grounding each theme in the authentic voices of the women who lived it. Scholarly yet accessible, the work argues compellingly that the history of Australian women is not a footnote but a central thread in the nation's story, demanding to be read on its own terms.