The Real Matilda: Woman and Identity in Australia, 1788 to 1975 - Miriam Dixson spooks willingly or not

willingly or not

magic-carpet-level photography

and unsuspecting innocents are drawn into a deadly game where tradition collides with greed

A compelling combination of great writing

brands come to life

The Real Matilda: Woman and Identity in Australia, 1788 to 1975 - Miriam Dixson spooks willingly or notIn The Real Matilda, historian Miriam Dixson presents a landmark study of Australian women's history, examining how ideas about gender, family and national identity evolved from the arrival of the First Fleet through to the social changes of the 1970s. Challenging the traditionally male centred narrative of Australian history, Dixson argues that the nation's culture and institutions were shaped by a distinctive imbalance between the sexes and by