'In the thick of every battle for the cause of labor': the Voluntary Work of the labor Women's Organisations in Western Australia, 1900-70.

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'In the thick of every battle for the cause of labor': the Voluntary Work of the labor Women's Organisations in Western Australia, 1900-70.

This paper examines the voluntary contribution of the Labor women's organisations in Western Australia from 1900 until the end of the 1960s. It discusses the various voluntary contributions of the women to the ALP and the wider community and the motivation for these activities. In particular, i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Oliver, Bobbie
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2001
Subjects:	labour history Australian Labor Party Western Australia Women Trades and Labour Council
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47705

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