Spaces in her day : Australian womens's diaries of the 1920s and 1930s
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Spaces in her day : Australian womens's diaries of the 1920s and 1930s
Allen & Unwin, 1995
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Includes selected bibliography and index
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Description
In writing a diary, a woman shaped her day, her week, and her life. This text looks at unpublished diaries written by ordinary women to explore the ways in which women made sense of their lives, and the ways they incorporated and lived - or in some cases, resisted - social prescriptions for their lives and work. It explores the connections between what white, middle-class women wrote in their diaries and contemporary discussions about sexuality, work, relationships, motherhood and ageing. This account places the lives and writing of women not previously regarded as important at the centre of historical analysis.
Table of Contents
AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroductionCast1 Life cycles I: Youth2 Working lives I: Paid work3 Working lives II: Domestic work4 Life cycles II: Marriage to motherhood5 Relating women I: Relationships with men6 Relating women II: Relationships with family7 Relating women III: Relationships with women8 Life cycles III: Ageing and deathNotes Bibliography
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