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The changing gender norms in the 1970s and 80s

By Isabel Iglesias

The politics of language in the 1970s and 80s

By Isabel Iglesias

“Postage will prove a big expense”: Hand-made newsletters and education reform campaigners in 1970s-1980s Australia

Conference Abstract: International Standing Conference for the History of Education (ISCHE) 2022, Milan
Helen Proctor

Speaking for and about the ‘Christian’ view in public debates about Australian schooling in the 1970s and 1980s

Speaking for and about the ‘Christian’ view in public debates about Australian schooling in the 1970s and 1980s
Helen Proctor, Susan Goodwin, Jessica Gerrard

Grassroots conservatism and participatory politics: mobilisations against the ‘perils of progressivism’ in Australian schools.

Grassroots conservatism and participatory politics: mobilisations against the ‘perils of progressivism’ in Australian schools.
Helen Proctor, Susan Goodwin, Jessica Gerrard

Urgent moral reform: schools as a key site for Australian conservatives, 1970s-1980s

Urgent moral reform: schools as a key site for Australian conservatives, 1970s-1980s
Jessica Gerrard, Helen Proctor, Susan Goodwin

Education ‘conservatives’ and The Little Red Schoolbook in 1970s Australia

Conference Abstract: Australian Historical Association 2023, Melbourne

Helen Proctor, Heather Weaver, Jessica Gerrard, Susan Goodwin

Conference Paper

Campaigning for radical educational change in the 1970s and 1980s
Helen Proctor