Feminist broadcasts and conference speeches by Jessie Street

Containers:

Box 10

Component identifier:

File 6

Content Summary:

Papers include: typescripts of broadcasts and speeches by Street. Topics include 'Allowances for Wives' (1936), 'After the war then what about equality for women – is it back to the kitchen?' (1944), 'Population unlimited' (1944), 'International Women's Day' (1946), 'Australian Woman's Charter Conference', 'The Status of Women Commission', 'Equal pay for men and women' (1948), declining birthrate, and 'A new deal in Jugo-Slavia' (1949).

Immediate source of acquisition:

Jessie Street's husband, Sir Kenneth Street, donated the papers to the National Library in 1970. Her son, Sir Laurence Street, made a substantial addition in 1972. Further small additions were made to the collection between 1973 and 2001.

Subjects:

Women's rights

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