Ten Forty newsletters
Ten Forty produces a newsletter every couple of months containing news about forthcoming activities and reports on events of interest to older lesbians. If you are a lesbian over forty and want to receive our bi-monthly newsletter, email contact.
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September 2017
Vision Valley, mental health first aid
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July 2017
Lesbian quiz, Vale Meg
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May 2017
Feminism, plans for celebrating our 30th year
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March 2017
Breastiville, Girl Rising and taking care of ourselves
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October 2016
Fun at Berry and convict lesbians
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August 2016
Tea dance and discussion of memory
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June 2016
Books that rocked your mind, special events for 2016
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April 2016
Dance all night, flirting, butch and queer
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January 2016
Imogen Cunningham, a decade of summer solstice parties, death and relationships
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November 2015
The highs and lows of trade unionism, the Berry fun weekend
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September 2015
Momentous Michfest, Spare Rib goes digital, five lesbian novels
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July 2015
Depression and gender, Vale Joy Ross
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May 2015
Berry fun weekend, Women and the peace movement, Cheek to Cheek ballroom fantasia
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March 2015
IWD, UnitingCare Ageing and lesbians, Lessons from the suffragettes
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January 2015
Accommodation for older dykes, Mardi Gras, IWD, LOTL returns to community
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September 2014
Imogens Photography, Feminism Discussed, Ten Pin Bowling
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July 2014
The Lesbian Erotic Cookbook, Sex over 40
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May 2014
Aged Care, Lesbian Cemetery, Imogens Photography
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March 2014
Suffragettes, Ten Forty Matrix incorporation, Out & About
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January 2014
Summer Solstice, 55Upitty, Ten Forty Matrix incorporation
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November 2013
55Upitty, Vale Doris Lessing
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September 2013
Fun and games, exercise and dementia
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July 2013
Indian head massage, rules for a female prime minister
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May 2013
What does 'family' mean to us? Shulamith Firestone 1945 – 2012
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January 2013
Another great party, Vale Kate O' Brien
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November 2012
Esther's nine lives book launch, When words become weapons
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September 2012
Gay Marriage: Reformist Rubbish or a Great Leap Forward? and The Political Persecution of Australia's First Female Prime Minister
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August 2012
De-stressed Damsels and Happy Feet, Skirting Sydney
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June 2012
Ten Forty program for 2012, Elsa's farewell, Is a woman leader possible
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April 2012
Ten Forty past, present and future, survey results, sex and aged care
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January 2012
Hungry Beast, online survey of members
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November 2011
Boldly going into 2012, Sintiendo la vida
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September 2011
A lesbian night to remember, the singer who affected my life, 1943 guide to hiring women
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June 2011
Oranges are not the only fruit, secret diaries
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April 2011
The most popular lesbian films, International women's day march
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February 2011
Ten Forty and the year ahead, end of year party
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November 2010
Trivia night, House Arrest, Grandmas don't know everything
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September 2010
Games night, Yum cha with a twist
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July 2010
Radical Lesbians, Lesbian Separatists & Radical Feminists, Yum cha
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May 2010
Tweet tweet facebook blog things, Brazen Hussies, Feminist conference
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March 2010
Resuscitation, Feminist conference, Government policies on older lesbians
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January 2010
Plans for 2010, Tribute to Val Eastwood, Advance Health Care Directive
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November 2009
Memory workshop, Care networks, Sex discrimination
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September 2009
Lesbian labels, Vale Suzanne Keys, Women earn less
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July 2009
Our lesbian herstory, Are women paid enough?, Freda du Faur
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May 2009
Ten Forty soiree, Same sex legislation, Carol Ann Duffy
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March 2009
Ten Forty games night, Watson's Bay picnic, Out and About
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January 2009
International Women's Day, Age pension same sex changes
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November 2008
Community and support networks, Future Ten Forty events
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October 2008
Website launch, Jewelle Gomez, Am I having a heart attack?
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July 2008
Retirement, Mental health, Human rights, Lesbians in China
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