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Chinese women denied redress for war crimes
already war-torn population. Tens of thousands of Chinese women were forced into sex slavery in brothels ... recounting their wartime plight to reporters during a press conference in Hepingli Hotel in Beijing on August ... 7 when the police broke in. The meeting was forcibly disbanded, on the pretext that it was ...
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Valuable imperfections
She wasn't afraid to put herself out on a limb when campaigning for the rights of women. She was ... pay for women was one example. Her high profile kept her out of work for some time. Zelda reflects on ... "Working-class women very rarely write books because of our inability to write at the level required by male ...
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Janet Sheila Wakefield &&
died in Sydney on September 18. Her family moved to New Zealand in 1925. In 1936, Janet came to ... to Australia on her way to Spain, hoping to fight for the republic against Franco. Without enough ... money, she stayed here and worked for the Communist Party of Australia. During the second world war ...
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Lacking more than a clue
on the backs of their necks from those harmful UV rays) and have their own language (for the ... script touches on topics such as gay men (described by Dione's boyfriend as a "bonehead"), ... cartoon characters Ren and Stimpy ("way existential"), the war in Bosnia ("I thought they ...
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Towards a history of the CPA
on the left in Australia and an important force in the workers movement. There are many proud ... chapters in its history — the numerous trade union struggles led; organising the unemployed, women ... over the years. The party inspired dedication and commitment from thousands of men and women, and ...