he Half-Open Door: Sixteen Modern Australian Women Look at Professional Life and Achievement — Patricia Grimshaw and Lynne Strahan, editors
Title: The Half-Open Door: Sixteen Modern Australian Women Look at Professional Life and Achievement — Patricia Grimshaw and Lynne Strahan, editors
Author: Edited by Patricia Grimshaw and Lynne Strahan
Publisher: Hale & Iremonger
Format: Casebound hardcover
Edition: First printed October 1982. Reprinted December 1982.
ISBN: 0868060488
Condition: Second-hand. Good vintage condition with shelf wear, rubbing to corners and edges, light marks to the covers, a faded price sticker on the back, and a label mark on the spine. Pages appear clean and binding is firm. Please see photos for the exact copy available.
A collection of sixteen autobiographical accounts by Australian women reflecting on professional life, achievement, family, education, religion, sexuality and social expectations. Centred around women associated with the University of Melbourne, the book offers a valuable snapshot of Australian women’s lives across the early and mid twentieth century.