“ As long as women in general continue to avoid public disclosure or statement of their existence they can be regarded as not existing or not fully human.” 1 The examination of the Australian government’s reaction to second - wave feminism and the implications it created for Australian women, allows us to view the 1970’s as a period of social growth for women as they gained political awareness and feminist consciousness. Unhappy with their position in …showed first 75 words of 2953 total…

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