Suffragettes resurrected, maternal ambivalence and toxic teens: two Australian novels impress, but one overpromises
- Written by Liz Evans, Writer, author, journalist, Associate Lecturer in English & Writing, University of Tasmania
Earlier this year, I spent a day immersed in the second wave of British feminism at Tate Britain’s Women In Revolt: Art and Activism in the UK 1970-90. More of an event than an exhibition, the show was brimming with multimedia installations and artworks celebrating 20th-century, grass-roots activism.
I was equally struck by the audience and...