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1 online resource (ix, 185 pages) : illustrations |
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text file PDF |
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polychrome |
| Summary |
In 1954 Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives, argued that radio had 'created a bigger revolution in the life of a woman than anything that has happened any time' as it brought the public sphere into the home and women into the public sphere. Taking this claim as its starting point, Sound Citizens examines how a cohort of professional women broadcasters, activists and politicians used radio to contribute to the public sphere and improve women's status in Australia from the introduction of radio in 1923 until the introduction of television in 1956. This book reveals a much broader and more complex history of women's contributions to Australian broadcasting than has been previously acknowledged. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
Unless stated otherwise, the author retains copyright to their work while ANU Press retains exclusive worldwide rights for the distribution of the book. From 2018, the majority of ANU Press titles are published under a Creative Commons licence (CC BY-NC-ND; creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which broadens the ways in which works can be used and distributed. Please refer to the copyright page of each book for more information on a specific title's copyright licensing. |
| Access |
National edeposit: Available online Unrestricted online access. AU-CaNED |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Establishing the platform: the Interwar years -- World citizens: women's broadcasting and internationalism -- Voicing the war effort: women's broadcasts during World War II -- 'An epoch making event': radio and the new female Parliamentarians -- Fighting soap: the postwar years -- We span the distance': women's radio and regional communities -- Conclusion. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Women broadcasters -- Australia -- History.
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Women broadcasters. |
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Australia. |
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History. |
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Women in radio broadcasting -- Australia -- History.
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Women in radio broadcasting. |
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Radio broadcasters -- Australia -- History.
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Radio broadcasters. |
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Mass media -- Political aspects -- Australia -- History.
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Mass media -- Political aspects. |
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Political culture -- Australia -- History.
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Political culture. |
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Sex role -- Australia -- History.
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Sex role. |
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Women in the mass media industry -- Australia -- History.
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Women in the mass media industry. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Gender roles. |
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Australian National University Press.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sound Citizens : Australian women broadcasters claim their voice, 1923-1956. Canberra, ACT, Australia : ANU Press, 2021 9781760464301 (OCoLC)1246213700 |
| ISBN |
9781760464318 (electronic book) |
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1760464317 (electronic book) |
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9781760464301 (print) |
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1760464309 (print) |
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