Anne Summers’s Damned Whores and God’s Police was first published 50 years ago – a time when sexual harassment, domestic violence and date rape were unnamed and often ignored experiences for women in Australia. It would be another nine years before the introduction of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984. Hear Anne as the bestselling and multi-award-winning writer and journalist – also an Officer of the Order of Australia and inductee to the Australian Media Hall of Fame – reflect on her groundbreaking book, what she has done since and what she is doing now with host Zora Simic.

This event was presented by the Sydney Writers' Festival and supported by UNSW Sydney.

Anne Summers&rsquo;s&nbsp;Damned Whores and God&rsquo;s Police was first published 50 years ago &ndash; a time when sexual harassment, domestic violence and date rape were unnamed and often ignored experiences for women in Australia. It would be another nine years before the introduction of the&nbsp;Sex Discrimination Act 1984. Hear Anne as the bestselling and multi-award-winning writer and journalist &ndash; also an Officer of the Order of Australia and inductee to the Australian Media Hall of Fame &ndash; reflect on her groundbreaking book, what she has done since and what she is doing now with host Zora Simic.
This event was presented by the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.swf.org.au/">Sydney Writers' Festival&nbsp;</a>and supported by UNSW Sydney.

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