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Unbreakable : women share stories of resilience & hope / edited by Jane Caro ; foreword by Tanya Plibersek.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Caro, Jane, editor.
Plibersek, Tanya, writer of foreword.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Family violence--Australia--Anecdotes.
Family violence.
Rape victims--Australia--Anecdotes.
Rape victims.
Miscarriage--Anecdotes.
Miscarriage.
Depression in women--Anecdotes.
Depression in women.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (266 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Queensland, Australia : University of Queensland Press, 2017.
Summary:
Every woman has a story of survival. In this revealingly honest collection, successful Australian women talk about the challenges they have overcome, from sexual assault and domestic violence to racism, miscarriage, and depression. While delving deep into these experiences and their personal cost, the contributors also demonstrate the strength and courage they had to move forward with their lives. In a time when bragging about sexual harassment doesn't preclude being elected president of the United States, we must stand together and speak out against violence against women. Unbreakable shows that every woman, no matter her success, has a story, and that together we are stronger. In Jane Caro's words: I want to pass on courage and hope to women who have also gone through such things by all of us speaking up about our own experiences. These things do not need to either define us or destroy us. We can find the strength to move forward, and this book shows how successful women have done just that. Contributors include Kathy Lette, Mariam Veiszadeh, Tracey Spicer, Lee-Ann Tjunypa Buckskin, Rebecca Lim, Van Badham, Kerryn Goldsworthy, Susan Wyndham, Andie Fox, Dee Madigan, Catherine Fox, Zora Simic, Nina Funnell, Sandra Levy, Polly Dunning and Jacinda Woodhead, with a foreword by Tanya Plibersek.
Contents:
Cover
Editor biography
Title Page
Contents
Publisher's note
Foreword
Introduction: The Power to Shame
I Believe You
Fighting Cyberhate
The Lost Years
The Cold Marble Slab
Is the Personal Still Political?
The Survivor
Uncensored
Cool Girl
Countdown
Not a Lady
Good Migrant Girl
Miscarriage
Ladies, Check Your Privilege
A Living Movement
Rewriting the Headlines
Such a Small Thing
Risk and Desire
Contributors
Notes
Imprint page.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 13, 2017).
ISBN:
9780702259227
0-7022-5922-5

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