Appendix 2

Summary

The majority of the women who were interviewed were drawn from five ‘samples’. Most of the women from non-English speaking backgrounds were part of a phenomenal network which Halina Netzel kindly shared with me. Further ‘snowball’ interviews were produced from this sample, for example, Agnes Whiten recommended two women whom I contacted through the Association of Non-English Speaking Women of Australia. Additionally, I contacted the President of the Vietnamese Women's Association who referred me to a founding mover of this Association. Griffith University allowed me to send a letter to all enrolled students over the age of 45, asking them to contact me if they were willing to be interviewed. I wrote to women in postcode areas which potentially indicated a lower socio-economic status (Rochedale, Acacia Ridge, Beaudesert, Oxley, Wilston, Inala, Daisy Hill). There was a 50 per cent response rate, although the majority of women who replied had some previous contact with me as a lecturer. To speak with women from rural and regional areas, I contacted the Queensland Country Women's Association, while Rosemary McBain of the Far North Queensland Family Resource Services kindly provided me with the names of women in Cairns from a variety of backgrounds. Fourthly, I interviewed three Indigenous Australian women I had met prior to the commencement of the project. One of these women, Aileen Moreton-Robinson, very kindly introduced me to a further three Indigenous Australian women.