‘The Right Thing to Read’: A History of Australian Girl-Readers, 1910-1960
Author:   Bronwyn Lowe
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367592141


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   14 August 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Bronwyn Lowe
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367592141


ISBN 10:   0367592142
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   14 August 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Girlhood reading in the First World War 2 Magazine reading and access in the 1920s 3 Libraries, education and reading in the Great Depression 4 Girl-readers in the Second World War 5 1950s Australia and a new Australian children’s literature Conclusion Index

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This is an important contribution to the growing field of girlhood studies, using a range of sources to assess what Australian girls were reading and how their identity as citizens was affected by those choices. -- Nancy G. Rosoff, Dean of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies, Arcadia University (USA)


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Bronwyn Lowe is a historian of Australian book history and girlhood, who examines attitudes towards girls’ reading habits in the past. Her most recent journal articles have appeared in History Compass and Book History. She currently works as a sessional lecturer of Australian Studies at the University of Melbourne.

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