Germaine Greer (January 29, 1939 - ) is an Australian-born writer, academic, journalist, and scholar of early modern English literature, widely regarded as one of the most significant feminist voices of the later twentieth century.
23 Mei 2018 · Greer, Germaine (1939– ) Australian feminist writer. Her controversial book The Female Eunuch (1970) portrayed marriage as a legalized form of female slavery and questioned a number of gender-oriented stereotypes.
Germaine Greer (/ ɡ r ɪər /; born 29 January 1939) is an Australian writer and feminist, regarded as one of the major voices of the second-wave feminism movement in the latter half of the 20th century. [1]Specializing in English and women's literature, she has held academic positions in England at the University of Warwick and Newnham College, Cambridge, and in the United …
25 Jan 2025 · Germaine Greer, Australian-born English writer and feminist who championed the sexual freedom of women. Among her notable books were The Female Eunuch (1970), The Obstacle Race: The Fortunes of Women Painters and Their Work (1979), The Whole Woman (1999), and Shakespeare’s Wife (2007).
GREER, Germaine 1939-(Rose Blight) PERSONAL: Born January 29, 1939, near Melbourne, Australia; daughter of Eric Reginald (a newspaper advertising manager) and Margaret May Mary (Lanfrancan) Greer; married Paul de Feu (a journalist), 1968 (divorced, 1973).
1 day ago · Germaine Greer on the cover of Oz Magazine in 1969 with Vivian Stanshall from the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. While The Female Eunuch is considered a classic second-wave feminist text, Greer's ...
Greer, Germaine (1939–) Australian literary critic and feminist. Born Jan 29, 1939, near Melbourne, Australia; dau. of Eric Reginald Greer and Margaret May Mary (Lanfracan) Greer; Melbourne University, BA in English and French Literature; Cambridge University, PhD, 1967; m. Paul de Feu, 1968.
(born 1939). The Australian-born English writer and feminist Germaine Greer championed the sexual freedom of women. The publication of her first book, The Female Eunuch, in 1970 made her an influential voice in the women’s movement.
The Female Eunuch, first published in 1970, is Germaine Greer’s most famous work and the one that launched her into history as a great feminist. The book deals with the systemic disempowerment of women, claiming that marriage is, in essence, slavery, and proposes that the way to regain power is through reclamation of women’s sexuality.
Greer, Germaine - Woman - The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia - Australian Women and Leadership is a biographical, bibliographical and archival database of Australian women leaders with links to related digital resources.
