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Susan Maushart

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Susan Maushart

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1958-01-01
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Perth, Western Australia (over 20 years) → New York City

Career

Occupations
author, journalist, feminist
Active Years
1993-2024
Affiliations
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Nominations
shortlisted, Western Australian Premier's Book Award, 1994

Awards

Adelaide Festival Non-fiction Award
1994
Work: Sort of a place like home: remembering the Moore River Native Settlement
Organization: Adelaide Festival
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sort of a place like home: remembering the Moore River Native Settlement

1993 Non-fiction

A recollection of the history of the Moore River Native Settlement.

Indigenous historyMemory

The mask of motherhood: how becoming a mother changes everything and why we pretend it doesn't

2000 Non-fiction

Explores issues related to motherhood and societal pretenses.

MotherhoodFeminism

The winter of our disconnect: how one family pulled the plug on their technology

2012 Non-fiction

Chronicles a family's six-month experiment disconnecting from technology.

Technology addictionFamily dynamics

Bibliography

  • Sort of a place like home: remembering the Moore River Native Settlement
  • The mask of motherhood
  • What Women Want Next
  • Wifework: What Marriage Really Means for Women
  • The winter of our disconnect
  • Consider the clothesline: vibrant images of laundry and life

Legacy

American author and feminist known for non-fiction on motherhood, marriage, and digital disconnection in family life.