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1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 min. 27 sec.) ; 171966127 bytes |
| Series |
Compass: Whatever Happened To ; Series 29, Episode 13 |
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In this six-part series, Compass revisits influential religious and social movements in Australia's recent past from Sunday Schools to the Maharishi, from the RSL to Women's Lib. Some are grounded in powerful spiritual beliefs, others espouse philosophies and values that have changed lives and left a lasting legacy. This week Compass examines the impact Women's Lib really had on our culture and attitudes. After the massive achievements of the late 1960s and 1970s, is sisterhood still powerful? Interweaving powerful archival footage with the experiences and accounts of those involved, Compass explores the legacy of the women's movement through three generations. Wendy McCarthy was there at the beginning and managed to break through the glass ceiling while ABC broadcaster Virginia Haussegger got caught up in the promise of 'having it all.' Writer Alyx Gorman believes women of today still need feminism, but it has to be defined on their terms. PRODUCTION DETAILS: Narrator, Geraldine Doogue, Producer Tracey Spring.COMPASS Series Producer, Jessica Douglas-Henry |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Classification PG ACMA |
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Feminism -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Feminist theory.
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Women -- Interviews.
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Women and socialism.
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Women's rights -- Societies, etc.
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Women in history.
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Australia.
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Documentary
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Doogue, Geraldine, host
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Gorman, Alyx, contributor
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Greer, Germaine, contributor
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Haussegger, Virginia, contributor
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McCarthy, Wendy, contributor
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Stafford, Jennifer, contributor
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