Germaine Greer

Germaine Greer (born January 29, 1939) is an Australian academic, writer, and broadcaster, who is widely regarded as one of the most significant feminist voices of the 20th century.

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January 29 - 1939 - Australian - Feminist - 20th century

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A professor of English literature at the University of Warwick in England, and the author of several highly acclaimed books, Greer's ground-breaking The Female Eunuch became an international bestseller when it was published in 1970, turning Greer overnight into a household name, and bringing her both adulation and criticism. Her ideas have created controversy ever since.

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University of Warwick - England - 1970

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" mind provokes us like no other," her biographer Christine Wallace wrote in The Sydney Morning Herald, "but for all the wrong reasons." http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/27/1093518072443.html?from=storyrhs&oneclick=true

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Christine Wallace - The Sydney Morning Herald

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