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Papers of Anne Summers, 1967-2000 [manuscript]
Bib ID 2594879
Format ManuscriptManuscript
Author
Summers, Anne, 1945-
 
Access Conditions Part available for research; part requires permission for research; part not available for research. Not for loan. 
Description [1967-2000] 
11.20 m. (66 boxes) + 7 fol. boxes. 
Summary

Manuscripts, research notes, typescript drafts, galley proofs, draft notes and correspondence concerning writing and publication of Summers' book 'Damned whores and God's police' and her autobiography 'Ducks on the pond'. Correspondents include Henry Mayer, Melanie Beresford, Ann Curthoys and staff of Penguin Books; cutting book containing press cuttings about Summers and 'Damned whores and God's police'; files of research notes, cuttings and correspondence on a wide range of topics including women and poverty, single parents, family, Caroline Chisholm, child care, aborigines, rape reform proposals, suicide, women unionists, education, prostitution, racism, Womens' Electoral Lobby, Adela Pankhurst Walsh, women and the media.

Also includes material relating to the journal 'Refractory girl' and the publication of 'Her story: Australian women in print 1788-1975'. Also included are papers and material relating to 'Gamble for power'; papers relating to the 'free Sandra Willson' campaign and Ms and Sassy magazines, transcripts and video tapes relating to the ABC TV program 'Anne Summers in conversation with six Aussie men' (1994) and various papers relating to women's issues.

Biography/History Feminist, journalist, historian. Co-founder of women's studies journal Refractory girl, author of Damned whores and God's police (1975). 
Notes

Manuscript reference no.: MS 7073, MS Acc07/­177, MS Acc08/­57.

Digital content preserved (MS 7073)

Cited In

Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; E8.

Index/Finding Aid Note Descriptive list available. 
Subjects Summers, Anne, - 1945- . - Ducks on the pond.  |  Summers, Anne, - 1945- - Archives.  |  Summers, Anne, - 1945- . - Gamble for power.  |  Summers, Anne, - 1945- . - Damned whores and God's police.  |  Walsh, Adela Pankhurst, - 1885-1961 - Journeys - Western Australia.  |  Willson, Sandra A.  |  Feminists - Australia - Archives.  |  Historians - Australia - Archives.  |  Women's studies - Australia.  |  Sex discrimination against women - Australia.  |  Women - Australia - Social conditions.
Occupation Historians.  |  Feminists.

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