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Thursday 6 March

RECIPES FOR REVOLT

part 1: What made the women’s movement move?

Presented by: Marian Sawer AO

Marian Sawer will draw on her forthcoming history of Women’s Electoral Lobby to explore what happened in the 1970s when women rebelled and ‘a cup of tea, a Bex and a good lie down’ were no longer enough.

part 2: iFeminism – Gen X, Gen Y & the Women’s Movement

Presented by: Roslyn Dundas

In an age of MySpace and Facebook, Paris Hilton and Pink, Roslyn Dundas looks at what the future holds for feminism.

About the Presenters

Marian Sawer AO is an internationally acclaimed expert on women, politics and policy. Her most recent books include; ‘Women’s movements: Flourishing or in abeyance?’ and ‘Out from the gilded cage: A history of Women’s Electoral Lobby’. Marian is Adjunct Professor at the ANU’s School of Social Sciences and Leader of the Democratic Audit of Australia.

Roslyn Dundas was the youngest woman ever elected to a Parliament in Australia, has been an active community campaigner in the ACT and plays a leading role in Women’s Electoral Lobby in the ACT. Roslyn currently works for the ACT Human Rights Commission as an adviser to the Commissioner for Children and Young People.

Lecture Details

Date: 8-9pm on Thursday 6 March 2008

Venue: Coombs Lecture Theatre, Fellows Road, Australian National University

Admission: Gold coin donation. Bookings not required. Refreshments will follow the lecture

Enquiries: Gillian on 0404 190 975 or email info@pameladenoonlecture.net