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Women, Law and Culture Conformity, Contradiction and Conflict
Part 1
This excerpt from the introduction of Jocelynne A. Scutt’s Women, Law and Culture Conformity Contradiction and Conflict has been heavily edited to meet, as far as possible, blog word count requirements. While the interconnecting pieces remain, description of the contributions have been omitted. The full details of each contribution will appear in subsequent posts. The introduction also includes a bibliography, not published in the posts. WHN Admin.
INTRODUCTION
Jocelynne A. Scutt
Law and culture are intimately intertwined. Frequently (or even ultimately), laws are based on and in culture, and culture is influenced by law. Both play a major …
Transcript: Hon. Penny Wong speech at ANU Canberra
Hon. Penny Wong
Part 2
SENATOR THE HON PENNY WONG
LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE SENATE
SHADOW MINISTER FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT
SENATOR FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA
SPEECH
21 June 2016
28TH ANNUAL LIONEL MURPHY MEMORIAL LECTURE
Time for change
In Australia, we can achieve marriage equality by rewriting a few dozen words in the Marriage Act.
We don’t need a referendum, a plebiscite or a contest in our highest court – what we need is political leadership.
The sort of political leadership Lionel Murphy was prepared to show on law reform when it mattered.
Support for marriage …
’12 Days of Christmas’ Quotes
‘I would advise no woman to give up anything she has managed to win. I would advise every woman to work as she can, and gain what she can, and keep it. No woman should be made to surrender her goods or herself. A wise woman will enrich herself as if she were the equal of a man, and a good law would protect her rights, not rob her like an envious husband.’
He smiles at me, very charming, and he shakes his head. ‘You would suggest a sisterhood of queens, a sisterhood of women,’ he says. ‘You would suggest …
EDITH MORLEY: THE FIRST FEMALE PROFESSOR IN BRITAIN
Edith Morley: the first female professor in Britain
Edith Morley’s 1944 memoir, Before and After, was written a few years after retiring as the first female professor at an English university. This absorbing story, now published in book form for the first time by Two Rivers Press, brings alive a very different era, one foundational to the freedoms we enjoy today.
Barbara Morris, who has edited the volume, talks here about Edith Morley and her memoir.
When in 1907 Reading University College began its quest for full university status all heads of department were promoted …
How Biblical Double Standards Killed Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Run
How biblical double standards killed Hillary Clinton’s presidential run
November 11, 2016 8.54pm AEDT
PhD Candidate in Biblical Studies and Queer Theory, University of Sheffield
Disclosure statement
Jo Henderson-Merrygold receives PhD funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), managed by the White Rose College of Arts and Humanities (WRoCAH).
Clinton: crucified by the religious right? Shutterstock
Since the news broke of Donald Trump’s election to the presidency of the United States, there has been much incredulity and analysis. How was it that someone as aberrant …
