click here for the online version About The book: A Book About Australian Women was published in 1974 by Outback Press. It is a landmark of Australian photography and feminist history, created as a collaboration between the photographer Carol Jerrems and the writer/editor Virginia Fraser. Conceived as a "collective portrait," the book was released on the eve of the United Nations' International Women's Year (1975). It aimed to capture the shifting social landscape of the 1970s and the rising second-wave feminist movement in Australia. It features 131 black-and-white photographs by Jerrems, paired with interviews and personal testimonies edited by Fraser. The book includes portraits of women from all walks of life, artists, activists, students, and counter-culture figures. Notable subjects include: Anne Summers (writer and historian) Wendy Saddington (jazz and blues singer) Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) Linda Jackson (fashion designer). Jerrems’ raw, intimate style and Fraser’s inclusion of diverse voices including Aboriginal spokeswomen and "women’s liberationists" offered a radical departure from traditional depictions of women at the time. Many copies were printed on low-quality paper that has yellowed or disintegrated over time, making intact first editions quite valuable to collectors. The book's 50th anniversary has recently sparked renewed interest, including major retrospectives like the "Carol Jerrems: Portraits" exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, which highlights how this specific collaboration shaped Australian visual culture. click here for the online version Click here for more on Carol Jerrems return to photo-web books return to photo-web books