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Histories of struggle and reform in modern Australia
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Darian-Smith, Kate and Edmonds, P, Histories of struggle and reform in modern Australia, Australian Historical Studies, 49, (3) pp. 287-289. ISSN 1031-461X (2018) [Letter or Note in Journal]
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DOI: doi:10.1080/1031461X.2018.1497423
Abstract
This issue of Australian Historical Studies opens with two articles that explore the
struggles for the recognition of human rights, including the protection offered
for women and children, in Australia’s recent history. From today’s vantage
point, looking back to the experiences and politics of the 1970s is a reminder of
how far we have advanced as a society when it comes to such issues as the
acknowledgement of child sexual abuse and gender equity in the workplace
and the wider community. But it is also sobering to see that many of the concerns
about the status and safety of women and children that were expressed almost
five decades ago have not been fully addressed in 2018. One lesson we can
draw from the past is that social change can be slow and halting, even when
the need for reform is compelling.
Item Details
Item Type: | Letter or Note in Journal |
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Keywords: | history, Australia |
Research Division: | History, Heritage and Archaeology |
Research Group: | Historical studies |
Research Field: | Australian history |
Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
Objective Group: | Understanding past societies |
Objective Field: | Understanding Australia's past |
UTAS Author: | Darian-Smith, Kate (Professor Kate Darian-Smith) |
UTAS Author: | Edmonds, P (Associate Professor Penny Edmonds) |
ID Code: | 130188 |
Year Published: | 2018 |
Deposited By: | College Office - CALE |
Deposited On: | 2019-01-15 |
Last Modified: | 2019-01-15 |
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