Description |
xii, 308 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Part I: A stormy start -- Part II: Catching the second wave -- Part III: Rollers and dumpers -- Part IV: Beyond the breakers |
Summary |
This book is much more than a political memoir. Susan Ryan gives fascinating insights into the making of policy, how ideas of social justice and the common good have - and have not - been translated into legislation. 'Catching the Waves' is a valuable record of an important period in Australian political and social history, and a unique contribution to the ongoing feminist debate. And above all, Susan Ryan wryly demonstrates that being caught in the dumpers is as much a part of life as riding the breakers successfully to shore |
Analysis |
ALP |
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Autobiography |
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Federal issue |
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Former Ministers |
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Ryan, Susan |
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Women Members |
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Womens Electoral Lobby |
Notes |
Includes index |
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Donation. ANU COOP 20120212 Brissenden collection, ANU Library |
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Signed by author 1 copy. ANU |
Subject |
Ryan, Susan, 1942-
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Australian Labor Party -- Biography.
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Politicians -- Australia -- Biography.
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Women -- Political activity -- Australia -- Biography.
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Women politicians -- Australia -- Biography.
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Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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LC no. |
00300403 |
ISBN |
0732259592 |
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