How the Personal Became Political - The Gender and Sexuality Revolutions in 1970s Australia (Paperback)

How the Personal became Political brings together new research on the feminist and sexual revolutions of the 1970s in Australia. It addresses the political and theoretical significance of these movements, asking how and why did matters previously considered private and personal, become public and political? These movements produced a series of changes that were both interconnected and profound. The pill became generally available and sexuality was both celebrated and flaunted. Homosexuality was gradually decriminalized. Gay liberation and Women's Liberation erupted. Activists established women's refuges, rape crisis centres, and counselling services. Crucially, in Australia, these developments coincided with the election of progressive governments, who appointed women's advisors and expanded the role of the state in the provision of childcare and other services. It was a decade of contestation and transformation. This book addresses the political and theoretical significance of these 1970s revolutions, and poses key questions about the nature of sweeping change. What were the key policy shifts? How were protests connected to legislative reforms? How did Australia fit into the broader transnational movements for change? What are the legacies of these movements and what can activists today learn from them? Scholars from several disciplines offer fresh insight into this wave of social revolution, and its contemporary relevance. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal, Australian Feminist Studies.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2021
First published:	2020
Editors:	Michelle Arrow • Angela Woollacott
Dimensions:	246 x 174mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	180
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-217325-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General
LSN:	1-03-217325-4
Barcode:	9781032173252

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