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by Renate Klein (Editor), Susan Hawthorne (Editor)
A powerful collection celebrating the enduring spirit of feminism and women's liberation. This anthology showcases the stories, strategies, and scholarship of feisty feminists, often sidelined by younger generations.
Not Dead Yet captures the revolutionary zest of women over 70 as they rail against patriarchal oppression and fight for change. Contributors share their experiences across politics, the arts, health, education, and science, offering a subversive history and inspiring call to action. For feminists, women's studies scholars, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the ongoing struggles for women's rights.
Author Biography
Susan Hawthorne joined the Women's Liberation Movement in 1973. She quickly volunteered at Melbourne's Rape Crisis Centre. She has organised writers' festivals, been an aerialist in two women's circuses, taught English to Arabic-speaking women and worked in Aboriginal education. She is the author of 17 books of fiction, poetry and non-fiction but is 6-months too young to be a contributor to Not Dead Yet. Renate Klein has studied biology, Women's Studies and social theory in Switzerland, the USA, the UK and finally found her forever-home in Australia. She feels very lucky to have been involved in radical (lesbian) feminist communities around the world for the last 40 years with all the pleasures, hard work and obstacles this entails. Not Dead Yet is her 17th book and a delightful change from her other heavy-duty texts on reproductive and genetic engineering including surrogacy. Luckily she is old enough to be a contributor.
