International Women's day ( March 8) is a global day, celebrating the economic, political and social, achievements of women, past present and future.
Deniliquin TAFE library will be showing a short film to help celebrate the day on Wednesday March 10 at 12 noon. ( BYO lunch). There will also be a display of resources in the library
These are some of the latest resources in the
library that celebrate the lives of Australian women.
The flower hunter : the remarkable life of Ellis Rowan Morton-Evans, Christine. Canberra, A.C.T. : National Library of Australia, c2009. 329 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., (some col.), ports.
Women of flowers : botanical art in Australia from the 1830s to the 1960s Norton, Leonie. Canberra : National Library of Australia, c2009. iii, 126 p. : chiefly col. ill.
Females on the fatal shore : Australia's brave pioneers De Vries, Susanna. Brisbane, Qld. : Pirgoss Press, 2009. iv, 411 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports.
Gender equality Healey, Justin. Thirroul, N.S.W. : Spinney Press, c2009. 44 p. : col. ill.
Other resources on display include
Movies
4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days - plight of two women seeking an illegal pregnancy termination in Bulgaria in the late 1980’s
Puberty blues DVD- Growing up in seventies australia
Kandahar DVD A woman searchers for her sister in Afghanistan
Juno [DVD - Teenage pregancy
Home song stories [DVD - the true story of Rose a glamourous shanghai nightclub singer, who struggles ot survive in senties australias with two young children
My Mother my Son DVD An Aborigianl Mother and daughter , both victims of the Stolen generation embark on a journey to regain custody of the daughter's young son
Biography
The road from Coorain _ Jill Ker Conway describes her childhood growing up in australian outback then Sydney
Holy cow : an Indian adventure - Sara Macdonald takes you on an irreverant rreligious tour of India
Sing, and don't cry : a Mexican journal - Cate kennedy works as a volunter in an impoverished mexican farming community for 12 months
My place Riding the bus with my sister : a true life journey - chronicles the year that Rachel simon spend riding buses with her sister Beth ( who has an intellectual disabilitiy)
Nine parts of desire : the hidden world of Islamic women - Geraldine Brroks describes the lives of Islamic women in various countires
My Place - We follow Sally Morgan as she discovers her spriritual and racial roots
Teenage girls
Girl Stuff: your full on guide to the teen years
Coping with cliques : a workbook to help girls deal with gossip, putdowns, bullying and other mean behaviour
Other Interesting stuff'
The Atlas of women in the world
Plumpton High babies video recording ( young mums going to school)
The end of equality: work babies and women's choices in 21st century Australia
Natural superwoman; the survival guide for women who have to much to do
Built like a woman - DIY handy guide for woman
Minefields and miniskirts: Australian Women and the Vietnam war
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