1.0WOMEN FOR ELECTIONhttps://wfea.org.auTen timely political Must Reads • WOMEN FOR ELECTIONrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xss9NjQh6b"><a href="https://wfea.org.au/ten-timely-political-must-reads/">Ten timely political Must Reads</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://wfea.org.au/ten-timely-political-must-reads/embed/#?secret=xss9NjQh6b" width="600" height="338" title="“Ten timely political Must Reads” — WOMEN FOR ELECTION" data-secret="xss9NjQh6b" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> /wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WFEA-Women-for-Election-Australia-Blog-Ruths-McGowan-Books.jpg19201080Ruth McGowan OAM, WFEA EQUIP training partner There are dozens of political biographies and autobiographies written by, and about, Australian politicians. The vast majority of these tomes reflect the lives of male politicians, their achievements and musings as retired Federal MPs.  This blog is not about them. As an activist supporting gender equality in politics,...