| Title | : | Wednesday's Women: Women Writers in New Zealand 1945–1970 |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Michael O'Leary |
| Release | : | 2023-06-26 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Social Science, Books, Nonfiction, Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticism |
| Size | : | 358406 |
| Based on Dr O'Leary's PhD thesis 'Social and Literary Constraints on Women Writers in New Zealand: 1945-1970' this books explores and exposes the sexist mores of the NZ literary establishment, both publishers and writers, from the end of World War 2 up to the feminists movements of the late 1960s and 1970s. Responses to Michael O'Leary's Wednesday's Women Michael O'Leary's book makes a unique contribution to knowledge about women writers in New Zealand during the 1940-1970 period, providing insights into the constraints which inhibited their equal representation in the publishing industry of the time. Dr Alison Laurie Dr O'Leary's extensive background as a reader, author, publisher, bookseller, and social justice advocate with unique access to unpublished material and literary figures of the time equipped him wonderfully to write this thesis and book. Prue Hyman |
