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A fit place for women : NSW Parliament.

Contributor(s): Publisher: Sydney, N.S.W. : Parliament of NSW, 2017Copyright date: © 2017Description: 140 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour) ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Other title:
  • NSW Parliament : a fit place for women
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 328.944 23
Contents:
Supporting women in leadership -- The woman question -- The advent of a woman -- The trailblazers -- Women at work -- A fit place for women -- The evolving status of women -- Future women of the Parliament -- Reconciliation -- From past to present.
Summary: This book presents a display of artefacts, artworks, photographs, rare documents, newsreels and more, giving an unparalleled insight into women in politics. There are the stories of the NSW Womanhood Suffrage League and the campaign for the vote; the stories of historic and contemporary trailblazers such as Millicent Preston Stanley, Catherine Green, Janice Crosio, Kerry Chikarovksi and Kristina Kenneally; the stories of legislative review and reform driven by women; and the stories of groups such as the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Association, working to encourage future women into Australian politics.Subject: "This publication presents a summary or the past 100 years of our social, political and cultural history. A time during which women have been campaigners, voters, protestors, advocates, activist and more recently parliamentarians and parliamentary officers. Today women play a significant role in the NSW Parliament. Some represent the community as members, ministers and leaders of government; driving legislative review, reform, practices and policies. Others support the Parliament as officers and staff. Whatever the role, the women of the Parliament have helped shape the development of NSW and its system of democratic government" - Foreword.
List(s) this item appears in: Stage 6 History: Movements for change in 20th century - A8: Women's movements
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library General Stacks 328.944 AFI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL 67911

Contains a loose 4 page pamphlet titled "Supporting women in leadership", by Michelle Dixon, CEO, Maddocks.

Supporting women in leadership -- The woman question -- The advent of a woman -- The trailblazers -- Women at work -- A fit place for women -- The evolving status of women -- Future women of the Parliament -- Reconciliation -- From past to present.

This book presents a display of artefacts, artworks, photographs, rare documents, newsreels and more, giving an unparalleled insight into women in politics. There are the stories of the NSW Womanhood Suffrage League and the campaign for the vote; the stories of historic and contemporary trailblazers such as Millicent Preston Stanley, Catherine Green, Janice Crosio, Kerry Chikarovksi and Kristina Kenneally; the stories of legislative review and reform driven by women; and the stories of groups such as the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Association, working to encourage future women into Australian politics.

"This publication presents a summary or the past 100 years of our social, political and cultural history. A time during which women have been campaigners, voters, protestors, advocates, activist and more recently parliamentarians and parliamentary officers. Today women play a significant role in the NSW Parliament. Some represent the community as members, ministers and leaders of government; driving legislative review, reform, practices and policies. Others support the Parliament as officers and staff. Whatever the role, the women of the Parliament have helped shape the development of NSW and its system of democratic government" - Foreword.

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