Fighters & Singers: The Lives Of Some Aboriginal Women
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
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They were fighters, singers, healers, and leaders — and for too long, their stories went untold. Fighters & Singers: The Lives of Some Aboriginal Women presents a landmark collection of biographical portraits documenting the extraordinary lives of Aboriginal women across Australia, women who navigated the brutal realities of colonial dispossession while maintaining their cultural identity, spiritual authority, and fierce personal dignity. Edited by three distinguished scholars — Isobel White, Diane Barwick, and Betty Meehan — this anthology brings together richly detailed life histories drawn from meticulous fieldwork and oral testimony, offering an intimate and authoritative window into worlds rarely captured in the historical record. The collection stands as a vital contribution to both Australian history and feminist anthropology, challenging the erasure of Indigenous women from mainstream narratives by placing them firmly and unapologetically at the centre of their own stories. Each biography illuminates the broader forces of race, gender, and colonial policy that shaped these women's lives, while simultaneously celebrating their resilience, wit, and cultural knowledge. Written with scholarly rigour yet deeply human warmth, Fighters & Singers asks its readers a quietly urgent question: how many more extraordinary lives remain unchronicled, waiting to be heard?
Author: Isobel White, Diane Barwick, Betty Meehan
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
They were fighters, singers, healers, and leaders — and for too long, their stories went untold. Fighters & Singers: The Lives of Some Aboriginal Women presents a landmark collection of biographical portraits documenting the extraordinary lives of Aboriginal women across Australia, women who navigated the brutal realities of colonial dispossession while maintaining their cultural identity, spiritual authority, and fierce personal dignity. Edited by three distinguished scholars — Isobel White, Diane Barwick, and Betty Meehan — this anthology brings together richly detailed life histories drawn from meticulous fieldwork and oral testimony, offering an intimate and authoritative window into worlds rarely captured in the historical record. The collection stands as a vital contribution to both Australian history and feminist anthropology, challenging the erasure of Indigenous women from mainstream narratives by placing them firmly and unapologetically at the centre of their own stories. Each biography illuminates the broader forces of race, gender, and colonial policy that shaped these women's lives, while simultaneously celebrating their resilience, wit, and cultural knowledge. Written with scholarly rigour yet deeply human warmth, Fighters & Singers asks its readers a quietly urgent question: how many more extraordinary lives remain unchronicled, waiting to be heard?