TY - JOUR
T1 - 'All the glamour of the east'
T2 - Tilly Shelton-Smith reports from Malaya, 1941
AU - Baker, Jeannine
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - In 1941, the Australian Women's Weekly sent journalist Tilly Shelton-Smith to Malaya to report on the 8th Division AIF from a 'woman's angle'. Allegations that her stories overly emphasised the recreational activities and living conditions of the troops, and implied fraternisation with local Asian women, caused uproar and ongoing resentment. This article examines the episode in the context of wartime tensions around gender, class, race and morale. The author argues that the underlying reason for the malicious attacks on Shelton-Smith was her unacceptable intrusion into the masculine military zone. The Weekly's house style and beliefs about the triviality of women's journalism also contributed to Shelton-Smith's demonisation.
AB - In 1941, the Australian Women's Weekly sent journalist Tilly Shelton-Smith to Malaya to report on the 8th Division AIF from a 'woman's angle'. Allegations that her stories overly emphasised the recreational activities and living conditions of the troops, and implied fraternisation with local Asian women, caused uproar and ongoing resentment. This article examines the episode in the context of wartime tensions around gender, class, race and morale. The author argues that the underlying reason for the malicious attacks on Shelton-Smith was her unacceptable intrusion into the masculine military zone. The Weekly's house style and beliefs about the triviality of women's journalism also contributed to Shelton-Smith's demonisation.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77954354741&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10314611003636556
DO - 10.1080/10314611003636556
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77954354741
SN - 1031-461X
VL - 41
SP - 198
EP - 216
JO - Australian Historical Studies
JF - Australian Historical Studies
IS - 2
ER -