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Hear Her Roar
Zoe Ferguson
“Whether it is in the workplace, the home or in everyday life, women suffer from entrenched discrimination. Since the early days of the colony, men have vastly outnumbered women. A woman had one of two roles; a wife or a prostitute. If she retained some freedom in the former and avoided the latter, the woman’s role would be in the performance of domestic services …”