Uncommon ground : white women in aboriginal history

Resource Information

The work Uncommon ground : white women in aboriginal history represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Uncommon ground : white women in aboriginal history

Title remainder

white women in aboriginal history

Statement of responsibility

edited by Anna Cole, Victoria Haskins and Fiona Paisley

Contributor

• Cole, Anna, 1969-
• Haskins, Victoria
• truePaisley, Fiona

Subject

• Aboriginal Australians -- History
• trueAustralia -- Race relations
• Feminism -- Australia -- History

Language

eng

Summary

'Uncommon ground' is a unique exploration of the complex roles played by white women in Australian Indigenous histories. it showcases some of the latest and most interesting work in Australia on gender and cross-cultural history. Within a particular historical context, each chapter highlights the work of a woman involved in Aboriginal issues, and with Aboriginal people. Well-known as well as less prominent public figures, are included. There is a mix of activists, writers, and workers in missionary groups and administration as well as Pearl Gibbs, the leading Aboriginal woman activist who worked closely with contemporary white feminists

Dewey number

305.40994

Illustrations

• illustrations
• portraits

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

general