Hewison, Gail

 

Gail Hewison (1940s-)

In this interview Gail Hewison discusses her feminist and lesbian awakenings and her experiences from the First Mardi Gras, including her violent arrest. From 1982, Gail owned and operated The Feminist Bookshop with her two sisters. More than a bookshop, Gail retells the important role that the bookshop played in the community.

PHOTO: Australian Queer Archive

 

Oral history recordings

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HPride History GroupFemale Eunuch, Second Sex, Women's Day March, International Year of Women, Vietnam War, Discrimination, Rape Crisis Centre, Women's Health Centre, Women's Refuge, The Feminist Bookshop, Women's House, Gay Liberation, First Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras 78er, Powell Street Clinic, Women's Healing Centre, LOTL, Edna Ryan Award, OA Medal, Perverse Births, Reclaim the Night, Gay marriage plebiscite, Fred Nile, Transgender support