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Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 Unbreakable : Women Share Stories of Resilience and Hope
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'In this revealingly honest collection, successful Australian women talk about the challenges they have overcome, from sexual assault and domestic violence to racism, miscarriage, depression and loss, and how they let the past go to move forward with their lives. Courageously, the contributors delve deep into how these experiences made them feel, what the personal cost was and why they may have chosen to remain quiet until now. 

'In a time when bragging about sexual assault doesn’t preclude being elected President of the United States, women must stand together and speak out against violence against women. Unbreakable shows that every woman, no matter her success, has a story, and that together we are stronger. 

'In Jane Caro’s words:

        I want to pass on courage and hope to women who have also gone through such things by all of us speaking up about our own experiences. These things do not need to either define us or destroy us. We can find the strength to move forward, and this book shows how successful women have done just that.

'Contributors include Kathy Lette, Mariam Veiszadeh, Tracey Spicer, Lee-Ann Tjunypa Buckskin, Rebecca Lim, Kerryn Goldsworthy, Susan Wyndham, Andie Fox, Dee Madigan, Catherine Fox, Zora Simic, Nina Funnell, Sandra Levy, Polly Dunning and Jacinda Woodhead, with a foreword by Tanya Plibersek.' (Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 2017 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction : The Power to Shame, Jane Caro (editor), single work criticism (p. xiii-xxvii)
I Believe You, Nina Funnell , single work autobiography (p. 1-22)
Fighting Cyberhate, Mariam Veiszadeh , single work autobiography (p. 25-34)
The Lost Years, Dee Madigan , single work autobiography (p. 37-44)
The Cold Marble Slab, Tracey Spicer , single work autobiography (p. 47-51)
Is the Personal Still Political, Zora Simic , single work autobiography (p. 53-70)
The Survivor, Lee-Ann Tjunypa Buckskin , single work autobiography (p. 73-90)
Uncensored, Susan Wyndham , single work autobiography (p. 93-100)
Cool Girl, Polly Dunning , single work autobiography (p. 103-107)
Countdown, Vanessa Badham , single work autobiography (p. 109-133)
Not a Lady, Sandra Levy , single work autobiography (p. 135 -139)
Good Migrant Girl, Rebecca Lim , single work autobiography (p. 141-159)
Miscarriage, Kathy Lette , single work autobiography (p. 161 -165)
Ladies, Check Your Privilege, Catherine Fox , single work autobiography (p. 167 -176)
A Living Movement, Jacinda Woodhead , single work autobiography (p. 179-189)
Rewriting the Headlines, Anonymous , single work autobiography (p. 191-202)
Such a Small Thing, Kerryn Goldsworthy , single work autobiography (p. 205-214)
Risk and Desire, Andie Fox , single work autobiography (p. 217-225)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Leading Questions Christine Jackman , 2017 single work essay review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19 August 2017; (p. 18)

'First, a confession. With these three books, all written by women for women about overcoming personal and collective struggles, I felt not fist-pumping solidarity but jaded reticence. Worse, what sprang to mind unprompted was a scene from Sex and the City, the HBO hit that began as an irreverent romp about four independent and sexually adventurous friends in 1990s New York before gradually disintegrating into a tired and predictable formula: happiness = 1 boyfriend + 3 credit cards x unlimited designer labels.' (Introduction)

Leading Questions Christine Jackman , 2017 single work essay review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19 August 2017; (p. 18)

'First, a confession. With these three books, all written by women for women about overcoming personal and collective struggles, I felt not fist-pumping solidarity but jaded reticence. Worse, what sprang to mind unprompted was a scene from Sex and the City, the HBO hit that began as an irreverent romp about four independent and sexually adventurous friends in 1990s New York before gradually disintegrating into a tired and predictable formula: happiness = 1 boyfriend + 3 credit cards x unlimited designer labels.' (Introduction)

Awards

2018 winner Walkley Award Walkley Foundation’s Women’s Leadership in Media Award
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