Isabel Flick: The Many Lives of an Extraordinary Aboriginal Woman
Where does a woman find the courage to stand up in the face of repression? Where does she find the strength to pick herself up in the aftermath of defeat and tragedy? These are some of the questions explored in the new biography of Aboriginal Activist Isabel Flick. It gives a rare insight into a dark chapter of Australia’s indigenous history. Isabel Flick grew up in a camp in Northern NSW and challenged the oppressive racism of rural Australia, demanding desegregation and justice in education, work, health and in the legal system. She was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2001 and died only a few months later, and the task of completing the book was left to historian Heather Goodall. She has documented the struggle for Aboriginal Rights for many years and is an Associate Professor at the Australian Centre for Public History at the University of Technology Sydney. She spoke with She-Fah Szetu about the extraordinary life of Isabel Flick.
Isabel Flick: The Many Lives of an Extraordinary Aboriginal Woman
Heather Goodall – Transforming Cultures
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