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FD 2008/04/21: Women/History: Anna Clark, Daisy Bates, Anne De Lilse

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April 21, 2008 06:50 PM PDT

Women and history this week – women writing about it, making it, remembering it, and hiding it. Anna Clark reports the good, the bad and the unexpected from the chalkface about the way Aussie kids are being taught their history; we learn all about the elusive, enigmatic anthropologist Daisy Bates, and we dive into the hidden secrets in the pasts of both people and houses in Anne De Lisle's new novel.

Anna Clark, 'History's Children: History Wars in the Classroom', UNSW Press
Susanna De Vries, 'Desert Queen: The Many Lives and Loves of Daisy Bates', Harper Collins
Anne De Lisle, 'The Swim Club', Random House

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Final Draft is a weekly stroll in the world of books, writing, ideas and language. It's also a space on the air where the big names of arts and culture sit cheek-by-jowl with those just beginning to make their mark. Produced in the hope of inspiring generous, open-minded reading and  conversation, the show has a distinct flavour of Sydney, as well as generous sprinkles of guests and goodies from around Australia and the world too.

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