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Four Corners: Not a place for the 'gentler sex'

Video Four Corners: Not a place for the 'gentler sex'

TLF ID M018102

Why weren't women allowed to drink in the public bars of Queensland hotels in the 1960s? What social beliefs and attitudes would justify such a prohibition? This clip presents responses from a bar attendant and two politicians to a famous protest against the ban in 1965. The clip is third in a series of three.

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  • This resource is available on ABC Splash
Year level

10

Topics Attitudes Australian history Values (Psychology) National identity Feminism Reasoning International relations Globalisation Impartiality Gender discrimination Gender equality Information retrieval Secondary sources Primary sources Historical sources
Learning area
  • History
  • Humanities and Social Sciences

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  • Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
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  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
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  • Name: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Organization: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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