Mitchell has authored 15 books, including Tall Poppies (1984). She hosted a morning talk show in Adelaide and Brisbane on ABC radio, and a television interview program entitled Susan Mitchell: In Conversation which aired twice weekly on ABC.[1] Most of her books have focused on the lives of women in politics, business, sports, literature and public life, including the biography, Margaret and Gough: The Love Story That Shaped a Nation (2014), which chronicled the life of the former prime minister Gough Whitlam and the love he shared with his wife and partner Margaret.[2][3] Mitchell also wrote opinion pieces about political and social issues for The Australian, as well as feature articles for various media in Australia and the U.S. She is an adjunct professoremeritus at Flinders University.[4]
Mitchell is a past Director of the Adelaide Writers’ Week and regular participant as both author and facilitator/interviewer.[5]
Mitchell was appointed a Director of the South Australian Film Corporation in May 2013;[6] and Director of TAFE SA, in 2015[7] Previously she was a director of the Literature Board of The Australia Council (1992–95), Film Australia (1995–98) and the South Australian Tourism Commission.[8]
In April 2017 Mitchell was named the Ambassador for Mature Women for a joint South Australian government, Office for the Ageing and COTA SA project. She has been conducting interviews with women over 50 about their experiences of working and unemployment.[9] A summary of her findings was released in November 2017, titled Mature Women Can![10]
Published worksedit
Tall Poppies: Nine Successful Australian Women Talk to Susan Mitchell, (Penguin, 1984)
Winning Women: Challenging the norms in Australian sport, with Ken Dyer (Penguin, 1985)
The Matriarchs: Twelve Australian women talk about their lives to Susan Mitchell (Penguin, 1987)
Hot Shots (Penguin, 1990)
Tall Poppies Too: Eight successful Australian women talk candidly about their lives (Penguin, 1991)
Public Lives, Private Passions: Nine women talk about their lives and partnerships with influential men (Simon & Schuster, 1994)
The Scent of Power: Women in Australian politics (Angus & Robertson, 1996)
Icons, Saints and Divas: Intimate conversations with women who changed the world (HarperCollins, 1997)
Splitting the World Open: Taller Poppies and Me (Allen & Unwin, 2001)
Be Bold! And discover the power of praise (Simon & Schuster, 2001, 2004)
Kerryn & Jackie: The shared life of Kerryn Phelps and Jackie Stricker (Allen & Unwin, 2002)
All Things Bright & Beautiful: Murder in the city of light (Pan Macmillan Australia, 2004)
Margaret Whitlam: A biography (Random House Australia, 2006
Stand by your Man: Sonia, Tamie & Janette (Random House Australia, 2007)
Tony Abbott: A Man’s Man (Scribe Publications, 2011)
Margaret & Gough (Hachette Australia, 2014)
Archiveedit
Two collections of Mitchell's oral history interviews have been acquired by the National Library of Australia. The first collection (acquired 1989) includes 41 cassettes of interviews conducted with prominent Australian women as research for her first three books (1981–87). A further collection of 85 cassettes recorded with Australian women and international feminists was acquired in 2005. The archive also includes manuscripts of her books, letters from readers, book reviews and other materials.[8]
Referencesedit
^"The Brains Trust-Susan Mitchell". Einstein Factor. ABC. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^"Charming chronicle of companionship". 31 October 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^"Susan Mitchell — Margaret & Gough". Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^Mitchell, Susan (1987). Papers of Susan Mitchell, circa 1987-circa 2002.
^"Susan Mitchell – Writers' Week Author". Adelaide Festival 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^"Board of Directors". South Australian Film Corporation. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^"TAFE SA Board". TAFE SA. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^ ab"Mitchell Collection". National Library of Australia, Selected Collections. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
^"Invitation to a conversation with Dr Susan Mitchell" (PDF). COTA South Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
^Mitchell, Dr Susan. "Mature Women Can!" (PDF). COTA South Australia. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
External linksedit
Susan Mitchell's website
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For other people named Susan Mitchell see Susan Mitchell disambiguation Susan Mitchell born 1945 is a writer newspaper columnist and public speaker Susan MitchellBorn1945 age 78 79 Adelaide AustraliaWebsitewww wbr saxton wbr com wbr au wbr susan mitchell wbr Mitchell has authored 15 books including Tall Poppies 1984 She hosted a morning talk show in Adelaide and Brisbane on ABC radio and a television interview program entitled Susan Mitchell In Conversation which aired twice weekly on ABC 1 Most of her books have focused on the lives of women in politics business sports literature and public life including the biography Margaret and Gough The Love Story That Shaped a Nation 2014 which chronicled the life of the former prime minister Gough Whitlam and the love he shared with his wife and partner Margaret 2 3 Mitchell also wrote opinion pieces about political and social issues for The Australian as well as feature articles for various media in Australia and the U S She is an adjunct professor emeritus at Flinders University 4 Contents 1 Career 2 Published works 3 Archive 4 References 5 External linksCareer editFor her first book Tall Poppies published in 1984 Mitchell interviewed nine successful Australian women Beatrice Faust Elizabeth Riddell Eve Mahlab Mima Stojanovic Robyn Nevin Joy Baluch Maggie Tabberer Pat Lovell and Pat O Shane Her 1997 book Icons Saints and Divas Intimate conversations with women who changed the world includes Gloria Steinem Betty Friedan Erica Jong and Germaine Greer Mitchell is a past Director of the Adelaide Writers Week and regular participant as both author and facilitator interviewer 5 Mitchell was appointed a Director of the South Australian Film Corporation in May 2013 6 and Director of TAFE SA in 2015 7 Previously she was a director of the Literature Board of The Australia Council 1992 95 Film Australia 1995 98 and the South Australian Tourism Commission 8 In April 2017 Mitchell was named the Ambassador for Mature Women for a joint South Australian government Office for the Ageing and COTA SA project She has been conducting interviews with women over 50 about their experiences of working and unemployment 9 A summary of her findings was released in November 2017 titled Mature Women Can 10 Published works editTall Poppies Nine Successful Australian Women Talk to Susan Mitchell Penguin 1984 Winning Women Challenging the norms in Australian sport with Ken Dyer Penguin 1985 The Matriarchs Twelve Australian women talk about their lives to Susan Mitchell Penguin 1987 Hot Shots Penguin 1990 Tall Poppies Too Eight successful Australian women talk candidly about their lives Penguin 1991 Public Lives Private Passions Nine women talk about their lives and partnerships with influential men Simon amp Schuster 1994 The Scent of Power Women in Australian politics Angus amp Robertson 1996 Icons Saints and Divas Intimate conversations with women who changed the world HarperCollins 1997 Splitting the World Open Taller Poppies and Me Allen amp Unwin 2001 Be Bold And discover the power of praise Simon amp Schuster 2001 2004 Kerryn amp Jackie The shared life of Kerryn Phelps and Jackie Stricker Allen amp Unwin 2002 All Things Bright amp Beautiful Murder in the city of light Pan Macmillan Australia 2004 Margaret Whitlam A biography Random House Australia 2006 Stand by your Man Sonia Tamie amp Janette Random House Australia 2007 Tony Abbott A Man s Man Scribe Publications 2011 Margaret amp Gough Hachette Australia 2014 Archive editTwo collections of Mitchell s oral history interviews have been acquired by the National Library of Australia The first collection acquired 1989 includes 41 cassettes of interviews conducted with prominent Australian women as research for her first three books 1981 87 A further collection of 85 cassettes recorded with Australian women and international feminists was acquired in 2005 The archive also includes manuscripts of her books letters from readers book reviews and other materials 8 References edit The Brains Trust Susan Mitchell Einstein Factor ABC Retrieved 28 June 2017 Charming chronicle of companionship 31 October 2014 Retrieved 28 June 2017 Susan Mitchell Margaret amp Gough Sydney Mechanics School of Arts 2014 Retrieved 28 June 2017 Mitchell Susan 1987 Papers of Susan Mitchell circa 1987 circa 2002 Susan Mitchell Writers Week Author Adelaide Festival 2015 Retrieved 28 June 2017 Board of Directors South Australian Film Corporation Retrieved 28 June 2017 TAFE SA Board TAFE SA Retrieved 28 June 2017 a b Mitchell Collection National Library of Australia Selected Collections Retrieved 3 July 2017 Invitation to a conversation with Dr Susan Mitchell PDF COTA South Australia Retrieved 19 June 2017 Mitchell Dr Susan Mature Women Can PDF COTA South Australia Retrieved 4 December 2017 External links editSusan Mitchell s website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Susan Mitchell Australian author amp oldid 1154925370, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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