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Mary Gilmore 1927

Mary Gilmore 1927

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Women and World War I

Women played prominent roles in the anti-war, anti-conscription and peace movements in Sydney between 1914 and 1918, lead rallies and demonstrations and addressed outdoor meetings across the country. As sisters, wives and mothers, women were expected to sacrifice their menfolk in the ultimate act of patriotism yet many opposed the war for that very reason. For others it came down to a sense of moral obligation or issues of class and gender.

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Gilmore, Mary

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Poet, prose writer and pacifist who campaigned for social and economic reform, particularly that involving Aborigines, the poor and the aged.