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About Germaine Greer
Australian writer and public intellectual
Germaine Greer is an Australian writer and public intellectual, active in the latter half of the 20th century. She is regarded as one of the major voices of second-wave feminism. Her work helped shape feminist debate and made her a prominent commentator on culture and society. She is known for writing with force and clarity on questions of gender, power, and public life.
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- “She was still not at ease with the idea that she was now important enough to have people as accessories. Nor…”Panashe Chigumadzi
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More Identity quotes
- “I live on the margin of just about everything. I'm a marginal person, and I think that is where I've become c…”Louise Erdrich
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- “Early on, New York already had a national and even international identity.”Ron Chernow
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Books by Germaine Greer
The Change
1991
The obstacle race
1979
Shakespeare's wife
2007
Whole Woman
1999