Germaine Greer
by Jimmy and Sam
| Germaine Greer was born in 1939 Melbourne Victoria. She graduated with a BA honors from Melbourne University in 1963, an MA with 1st class honors from Sydney in 1963 and the following year she went to Cambridge University in England on a Commonwealth Scholarship. She got a PhD from Cambridge in 1968. |
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The book she wrote in 1970
called "The Female Eunuch" caused a big outcry at the time and
she has become famous as a supporter of the women's liberation
movement. She is now lecturer in English at a university in
England. She wrote a few other books, one was called "The Obstacle Race" to promote the cause of woman's liberation and numerous articles. She has given interviews for the press and done appearances on television in many countries. Dr Greer has returned to Australia several times to promote the cause of women's liberation. |
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