The tidiest revolution: Regulative feminist autobiography and the de-facement of the Australian women's movement

Examines the use of writing autobiographies as a feminist strategy for expanding and realigning the historical record. Significance of autobiographies in describing the oppression experienced by women in the society; Discussion on three memoirs by Australian feminist activists Susan Ryan, Wendy McCarthy and Anne Summers; Analysis of the textual strategies employed and the paradoxes that emerged from the memoirs; Details on the use of prosopopoeia in autobiographies.

Local political elites and the Revolution: Portalegre 1941-1997

Who directs local politics? Which social and professional groups directed city and village councils in Portugal? What was their evolution and behaviour for the second half of the twentieth century, during the final years of the Estado Novo and the political transition provided by the Revolution of April 25th, 1974?