Monte Punshon: an Australian century seen through a remarkable woman’s life
Australian Academy of the Humanities 2024-08-02
Summary:
Shortly before Australia’s 1988 Bicentenary celebrations, 104-year-old Ethel May (Monte) Punshon, who had been appointed a roving ambassador for Brisbane’s Expo 88, was interviewed on TV about the fact that she had just come out as lesbian. Her declaration of her love for women had caused quite a stir in the Queensland government of the […]
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