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Some Aspects of the Position of Aboriginal Women in Australian Society

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

M.A. Vazey
M.A. Vazey*
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College of External Studies, Redfern, NSW 2016
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This paper includes a short history of Aboriginal women in Australia from about the turn of the century. This has been made possible by the writings of such women. Most non-Aboriginal women have been and are ignorant of this history. They need to understand this past in order to come to terms with it. Aboriginal women are also not aware of how misinformed non-Aboriginal women are of the role of Aboriginal women in their own society. An extensive dialogue is needed to develop the mutual understanding necessary for the construction of a peaceful and just post-colonial Australia.

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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , May 1985 , pp. 32 - 60
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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