Breaking through: women, work and careers (1992), 1990-93

Component identifier:

Series 7

Content Summary:

Breaking through, edited by Scutt and published in 1992, built on the successful pattern established in previous books edited by Scutt. In this book women from a range of backgrounds told of their experiences, this time about their careers, and how they came to be in their particular career. Twenty-two very different women wrote of their experiences. Contributors included Janine Haines, Gay Davidson, Shirley Stott-Despoja and Jackie Huggins. Breaking through was the first book in the series 'Women's voices, Women's lives', a series which enabled women to speak of their own experiences in their own voices. It was also the first book to be published by Artemis Publishing, a feminist printing press that had been formed in January 1992 by Scutt to promote and publish women's writings.

The series contains a book outline, general correspondence about publication and promotion arrangements, successive copies of edited drafts and correspondence with contributors. Once again, contributors' drafts and correspondence were kept in envelopes that also functioned as publication timetables. Scutt treated herself as another contributor placing her drafts for the introduction and epilogue in an envelope. For preservation reasons, the Library has replaced contributors' envelopes in this series with folders. General correspondence has been organised in chronological order.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The originals consignment was donated by Dr Jocelynne Scutt to the National Library in three instalments under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme in 1992, 1993 and 1994.

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