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Brazen Hussies is a 2020 Australian documentary recording the history of the Women's Liberation Movement in Australia from 1965 to 1975. Following screenings at both the Brisbane International Film Festival and the Adelaide Film Festival, Brazen Hussies was released publicly on 7 November 2020.
Nov 5, 2020 · Brazen Hussies: Directed by Catherine Dwyer. With Martha Ansara, Suzanne Bellamy, Shirley Castley, Eva Cox. A revealing documentary celebrating the legacy of the bold women of the Women's Liberation Movement who re-ignited the feminist revolution to Australia.
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- Documentary
- Catherine Dwyer
- 2020-11-05
The film interweaves freshly uncovered archival footage, personal photographs, memorabilia and lively accounts from the bold women who reignited the feminist movement in Australia, at times at great personal cost.
From its first stirrings in Brisbane in 1965 to its controversial incursions into the Whitlam government from 1973 to 1975, the film shows how women began organising around issues such as equal pay, reproductive rights, affordable childcare, and the prevention of family violence and rape.
Nov 6, 2020 · Brazen Hussies is a documentary about the women's movement in Australia. Until the 1960s, women were not allowed to drink in public bars. The founders of Perth's first women's refuge needed their husbands' help to sign a lease.
Sep 8, 2020 · From the radical arm of the ‘Women’s Libbers’ to the reform-focused groups such as the Women’s Electoral Lobby, ‘Brazen Hussies’ shows the diversity of women involved, and the ...
Oct 6, 2020 · The footage in Brazen Hussies is shockingly violent — men pushing and hitting them and dragging them out by their feet or hair. Cops loading them unceremoniously in paddy wagons as they chant...
