Older dykes recall the glory days of feminism. What attracted them to it and how it impacted on their lives. Pam Ledden 1938 - 2004 I find that listening to others today, and the other five who've already spoken, is a very hard act to follow because...
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by Jo Harrison School of Occupational Therapy, University of South Australia Introduction My background is in social work, social research and education in gerontology. I have worked with consumer organisations, advocacy services, Aboriginal Councils and educational institutions for over 23 years. I have also been a board member...
by Marie Gordon There are books on practically every aspect of grief except those experienced by women grieving for women. Women whose partners have died. When this happened to me I searched for something - anything - what to do, what not to do, how to...
by Sylvia Kinder A lot has been written about this multi-symptom marker of the middle-aged woman, but there are always new thoughts on the issue. For lesbians, health issues, including menopause, are experienced differently to heterosexual women, a subject too large to go into here. So,...
by Pagan Kennedy Reprinted from Ms Magazine June/July 2001 Words offer shelter. They help love stay. I wish for a word that two friends could live inside, like a shingled house with faded Persian rugs. Sometimes, in an attempt to make our relationship sound more valid, I...
by Sue Williams Good on Dawn Fraser for finally coming out in her autobiography as having had love affairs with women. It's something that's been slyly insinuated for years about our golden champ, wondered on and sniggered over, so it's marvellous that she's now had the integrity,...
by Louise Anike Without any publishing research in Australia on old lesbians, authentic anecdotal experiences of old lesbians is all I have to offer. There is little positive that I can say; I know the sad facts of a handful or my old friends. I know...
Before you visit a doctor, do your own research on the net www.medscape.com. There are many specialist sites you can find by typing the name of your disease or symptom into a search engine e.g. www.google.com. When you visit your doctor take a list of questions...
Jo Morgan presented her thesis on Betty Friedan's book The Feminine Mystique, and its impact on the development of the Women's Movement. Friedan's book, The Feminine Mystique, was published in 1963 in the USA. As Jo clearly argued it stands alone at this time in its...