The Victorian women on farms gatherings: A case study of the Australian "women in agriculture" movement

Australian Journal of Politics and History

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 569-580

  Pini, Barbara ^a   Panelli, Ruth ^b   Dale Hallett, Liza ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

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EID: 36549073200     PISSN: 00049522     EISSN: 14678497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8497.2007.00475.x     Document Type: Article

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