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• Rising damp of the womb: more Ladies’ Handbook

  By lauredhel on 2007-09-11 • ( 1 )

  Further to “Fish-wives, savages and the curse of Eve”, and “So in studying the human figure we must have a standard of grace and beauty with which to compare the abnormal figure.” I bring you part 3 of “Dress and… Read More ›

• The eternal feminist problem: Lecture deficiency syndrome

  By lauredhel on 2007-09-11 • ( 16 )

  Before we start: please read my disclaimer[1], which shouldn’t be necessary, but is. I’ve had a nudge or two behind the scenes to write something in response to this fatuous piece from the Herald Sun: “Feminists fail to stay abreast… Read More ›

• Linkfest: fashion cops, fertility scolding, welfare-to-Woollies, and culturally safe healthcare

  By lauredhel on 2007-09-09 • ( 8 )

  My weekend reading: ~~ The Daily Telegraph: “Female recruit ads ‘bizarre’ “ The Telegraph reports on a new ad campaign by the New South Wales Police Force. It seems that their research consisted of sitting down and watching the Mel… Read More ›

• “So in studying the human figure we must have a standard of grace and beauty with which to compare the abnormal figure.”

  By lauredhel on 2007-09-07 • ( 9 )

  Further to “Fish-wives, savages and the curse of Eve”, here comes part 2 of “Dress and its Relation to Health”, from the Ladies’ Handbook of Home Treatment, Melbourne, 1905. ~~~ What can it be then that causes us to fall… Read More ›

• Friday Hoyden: Ella Fitzgerald

  By lauredhel on 2007-09-07

  “I know I’m no glamour girl, and it’s not easy for me to get up in front of a crowd of people. It used to bother me a lot, but now I’ve got it figured out that God gave me… Read More ›

• Fish-wives, savages and the curse of Eve

  By lauredhel on 2007-09-07 • ( 7 )

  More Ladies’ Handbook of Home Treatment for you! My original post is here, in which you are treated to a few sage words on choosing a mate, a woman’s role, and how to prepare for a wedding demurely and chastely…. Read More ›

• Spring stunner: Lavender honey

  By lauredhel on 2007-09-06

  baroquestar has a new camera, and spring has sprung Down Under. Check it out.

• MSM vs Bloggers Smackdown: MSM still languishing in coma.

  By lauredhel on 2007-09-01 • ( 2 )

  Wiggle in her Walk: Anatolian Neolithic Goddess Anyone who still has faith in the veracity of mainstream media “science reporting” really, really needs to start reading Ben Goldacre at badscience.net, despite his grating misuse of prostitution metaphors. Goldacre has blasted… Read More ›

• Women for Wik

  By lauredhel on 2007-09-01 • ( 1 )

  Women for Wik are back. Women for Wik is a group of Australian women, including indigenous women and allies to the cause of rights for indigenous people. Founders and supporters include Lady Deane, writer Rosie Scott, former Chairperson of ATSIC… Read More ›

• Linkation: Broken trust, Hammer time, and dino shoes.

  By lauredhel on 2007-08-31 • ( 1 )

  Some weekend reading for you: ABC News: “Doctor criticises Indigenous child health checks” Maningrida doctor Paul Burgess says the checks, part of the Federal Government’s intervention into Indigenous child sex abuse, are being carried out by inexperienced doctors who know… Read More ›