The sexual gerrymander: women and the economics of power (1994), 1993

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Series 11

Content Summary:

The sexual gerrymander, a collection of essays and speeches written by Scutt over twenty years, was published in 1994 by Spinifex Press. It examines the social and political gerrymander facing women. The book is in three parts. The first part is an historical analysis of the way women have been denied a place in 'history'. The second part deals with violence against women and looks at how the law has been interpreted in ways that do not protect women from violence. The third part looks at women's contributions to remaking the world.

This series includes four manuscripts and a smattering of publicity material. There is no general correspondence, but there are extensive notes from Scutt to Spinifex on editorial style and corrections. These notes were kept with the annotated manuscript of November 1993 that was used as the main working draft.

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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