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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... no. 27 January 2021 of Lilith est. 1984 Lilith
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* Contents derived from the , 2021 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Story of the Bungalow Alice Springs, 1914-1929 : A Decolonised, Creative Non-fictive Treatment with a Focus on the Women and Children, Linda Wells , single work criticism
'The Bungalow began as a tin shed built in 1914 in Alice Springs to house Topsy Smith and her children, of mixed Indigenous and European heritage, whose father had recently died. Over the years that followed many more children with Indigenous mothers and European fathers were taken from their families and brought to live at the Bungalow until about 60 children were growing up there and two more sheds were built. Traditional historiographic methods of research and writing have been combined with the techniques of creative non-fiction, with an overarching focus on decolonisation, to foreground women and children in a story that brings the first Bungalow to life.' (Publication abstract)
 (p. 81-103)
'Lovely and Secret' : The Life of a Poet's Muse, Katie Anna Lush, Danielle Scrimshaw , single work criticism biography
'This article focuses on the life of Katie Anna Lush (1887-1935), a figure who exists primarily in the historical narrative as the friend, lover and muse of the Australian poet Lesbia Harford. What began first as an exploration of the women's relationship, grew into a larger biography of Lush. A philosophy tutor for the University of Melbourne, an anti-conscriptionist and belonging to a circle of prominent Australian socialists of the 1910s and 1920s, Katie Lush provides valuable insight into unmarried white women's political and academic careers in the early twentieth century. As the subject of several romantic poems written by Lesbia Harford, this article will additionally consider the relationship's queer potential. This is the first extensive study of Katie Lush's life and draws upon former research regarding Lesbia Harford in addition to new detail accessed from the Lush family collection.' (Publication abstract)
 (p. 149-172)
In Her Own Name: A History of Women in South Australia from 1836; Trailblazers : 100 Inspiring South Australian Women, Rachel Harris , single work review
— Review of In Her Own Name : A History of Women in South Australia from 1836 Helen Jones , 2020 multi chapter work biography ; Trailblazers : 100 Inspiring South Australian Women Carolyn Collins , Roy Eccleston , 2019 anthology biography ;

'South Australia is a state of firsts when it comes to women’s history. In 1881, the University of Adelaide was the first university in Australia to award women degrees and, in 1894, South Australia became the first Australian state to allow non-Indigenous women the right to vote. South Australian suffrage leader Catherine Helen Spence became the first federal woman political candidate in 1897, while in 1965 South Australian lawyer Roma Mitchell became the first woman appointed to a Supreme Court. These are but a few of the many pioneering women who have contributed to the state’s social, cultural and political landscape. However, in a quirk of history, South Australia remains the only Australian jurisdiction not to have had a woman leader. How might this anomaly be explained?' (Introduction)

 (p. 241-243)
[Review] A Splendid Adventure : Australian Suffrage Theatre on the World Stage, Sylvia Martin , single work review
— Review of A Splendid Adventure : Australian Suffrage Theatre on the World Stage Susan Bradley Smith , 2020 multi chapter work criticism ;

'Suffrage dramatists were united against inequality for women. In A Splendid Adventure, the author argues that the contributions of Australian suffrage theatre were unique because, unlike their British and American counterparts, the dramatists were enfranchised women. They were able to look beyond the narrow question of the vote to consider democracy in the contemporary world and yet their work has been underestimated and overlooked in feminist theatre histories. Smith seeks to redress the balance by examining the works of Australian women writing for the theatre during the suffrage period timeframe of 1890–1920, concentrating principally on three dramatists: Katharine Susannah Prichard, Miles Franklin and Inez Bensusan. The full text of one play by each is reproduced, two of which have not previously been published.'  (Introduction) 

 (p. 245-248)
[Review] Vida: A Woman for Our Time, Wendy Michaels , single work review
— Review of Vida : A Woman for Our Time Jacqueline Kent , 2020 single work biography ;
'In an echo of Neville Chamberlain’s 1938 ‘peace for our time’ speech, Jacqueline Kent’s biography of Vida Goldstein proclaims ‘VIDA’ as ‘A WOMAN FOR OUR TIME’. It joins an expanding genre of books that narrate the ‘extraordinary’ lives of Australian women aimed at a general readership. Recent additions include Robert Wainwright’s profile of Australian actor-suffragist Muriel Matters; Elizabeth Kleinhenz’s account of feminist Germaine Greer; Loretta Smith’s portrayal of car mechanic Alice Anderson; David Dufty’s account of electrical engineer Florence Violet McKenzie; Cathy Perkins’ depiction of passionate poet Zora Cross; Helen Ennis’ portrayal of modernist photographer Olive Cotton; and Kathy Mexted’s salutation to 10 women pilots ‘who refused to keep their feet on the ground’.' 

 (Introduction)

 (p. 245-248)
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