Among the chosen : the life story of Pat Giles /

Pat Giles was dedicated to improving the lives of the disadvantaged. As an ALP Senator in the Hawke and Keating governments, she entered Parliament, not as a raw recruit, but as an experienced trade unionist, policy maker, feminist campaigner and grassroots activist. This is the story of a woman who...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hopkins, Lekkie
Other Authors:	Roarty, Lynn
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	North Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Women legislators > Australia > Western Australia > Biography. Politicians > Australia > Western Australia > Biography. Political activists > Australia > Western Australia > Biography. Women political activists > Australia > Western Australia > Biography. Labor unions > Australia > Western Australia > Officials and employees > Biography. Women's rights > Australia > Western Australia. Political Science. Western Australia > Politics and government > 1965- Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Pat Giles' Curriculum Vitae
25 North Road
Childhood
The 1970s: the politicisation of Pat Giles
Up Close And Personal: Well And Womens's Lib In Perth In The 1970s
The Trade UnionYears
The Senate Years: Sex Discrimination and Affirmative Action Legislation
The Senate Years: Women's Health Issues
International Work: The Getting of Wisdom
The 1990s
On Optimism
Reflection
Acknowledgements.