Frank Moorhouse papers mainly regarding the Women's Liberation Movement, [ca. 1969-1970s]

MLMSS 10056

fonds

[ca. 1969-1970s]

Textual Records, Ephemera

9594546

0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)

The Women’s Liberation Movement in Sydney started in 1969 with meetings of women who had been active in the anti-war movement and other radical causes. The Women's Liberation Group held its inaugural meeting on 14 January 1970.

Frank Moorhouse is an award-winning Australian writer whose work includes short stories, novels, essays and screenplays. In the 1960s and 1970s he was identified as 'Balmain writer', one of a group of politically radical writers whose influences included the 'Sydney Libertarianism' of John Anderson.
References:
'Frank Moorhouse', Austlit. https://www.austlit.edu.au (accessed 3 April 2018)
Library correspondence file

This material formed part of Frank Moorhouse’s papers, which were acquired from him by the Fryer Library, University of Queensland. The material relates to NSW, so the Fryer Library donated it to the State Library of New South Wales.

Pamphlets, flyers and articles regarding the Women’s Liberation Movement in Sydney, including:
‘Women’s Liberation and the left’ / Sydney Women’s Liberation Group, January 1970;
’Women’s Liberation & Revolution’ / Women’s Liberation Group;
‘Families’ / [Linda Gordon], Women’s Liberation Group;
‘The Status of Women in Cananda’ / Women’s Liberation Group;
‘Campaign for Action Against Censorship’ re ‘Medium Cool’
‘Watch out! You may meet a real castrating female’ / Women’s Liberation, printed and authorised by Kate Jennings;
‘Equal pay now!’ / Women’s Liberation Group
‘Only the Chains have changed’.
'Obsenity and the Law'.
Flyers regarding the Annual Balmain Readings of Poetry and Prose and other literary events.

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