She protests against sex contest |
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| Title : | She protests against sex contest |
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| Creator : | Lewis, David | ||
| Source : | News, 12 March 1970, p. 1 | ||
| Place Of Creation : | Adelaide | ||
| Date of creation : | 1970 | ||
| Format : | Newspaper | ||
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| Description : |
Report of a protest made against the University of Adelaide's Miss Fresher contest - the first protest action in Adelaide by the Women's Liberation Movement. Anna Yeatman of Women's Liberation (described as, 'a brunette, and a political tutor at Adelaide University') was quoted saying, 'They dress and act to improve the worth of their body to a prospective husband'. Miss Fresher 1969, Sue Darwent, replied, 'I feel I was chosen because of my personality, not my appearance.' |
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| Related names : | Yeatman, Anna |
| Period : | 1946-1979 |
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