Polly Plum
a firm & earnest womans advocate -- mary ann colclough 1836-1885
$31.96
- Paperback
296 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2017
Summary
A biography of one of New Zealands earliest feminists, Mary Ann Colclough, whose publicly voiced opinions saw her described in the nineteenth century as our own little stray strap of a modern female fanatic. English-born Mary Ann Barnes came to New Zealand in 1857, and soon gained notoriety for her outspokenness on issues relating to womens position in society. A teacher and also a journalist for the Daily Southern Cross and the Weekly News under the nom de plume Polly Plum, she also engaged …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780947522476 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0947522476 |
| Author: | Jenny Coleman |
| Publisher: | Otago University Press |
| Imprint: | Otago University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 296 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2017 |
| Weight: | 484g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 165mm |
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About The Author
Jenny Coleman
Jenny Coleman is a senior lecturer and Director of Academic Programmes in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Massey University. She was head of the Womens Studies Programme at Massey 200011 and coordinating editor of the Womens Studies Journal 200409. She has published articles on a range of nineteenth-century New Zealand womens history topics, and published Mad or Bad? The life and exploits of Amy Bock 18591943 through Otago University Press in 2010.
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