Beyond the Ladies' Lounge: Australia's Female Publicans

Melbourne University Press, 2004. Softcover. AS NEW COPY!. Wright challenges the myth that the Australian pub is a male domain. Weaving interviews, archival sources, folk songs, bush ballads and other popular literature throughout the narrative, as well as historical and contemporary photos, this book exposes the remarkable visibility and dynamic presence of female publicans.Female Publicans and the Law2 A Monument to Her Enterprise 133 Traditions: From 'Shebeen' to 'He or She' 184 Property and Marriage: An Unholy Alliance 285 Person or Woman? 43PART II 'THE VERY NATURE OF THINGS'The Politics of Public Housekeeping6 Minogue's Case 557 The Fallout: Press and Parliament 608 The Licensed Victuallers' Association 749 The Brewers 87PART III 'A FIRST CLASS FAMILY HOTEL FURNISHEDLIKE A HOME'Hotel Space, a Woman's Place10 Mapping Elizabeth Wright 10111 'Open House' 10612 The Hotel as Family Home: An Inside Story 11813 Pub-licity 127PART IV 'SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE'S ABOUT'Controlling the Public House14 Making an Impression 14715 Women's Temperance, Class and Social Power 15216 'The Buxom Matron Behind the Bar' 16817 'Dignity Is the Right Word' 18218 The More Things Change 193.xv, 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. #111022Women -- Hotelkeepers -- Australia -- History. | Hotels -- Licenses -- Australia -- History. | Women | Hotels | History Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover AS NEW COPY!