Discuss Germaine Greers views towards feminism from the 1970s to the 1990s. To What extent does she reflect the ideas of other contemporary feminist writers?

Germaine Greer was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1939. She had a strict catholic upbringing and appeared not to be supported very well by her parents. Because of this her childhood experiences could be seen as instrumental and this may have caused to question her role in life.

From an early age Greer began to question many things, for example at home her mother favoured her brother over her and she began to notice that boys were treated better than girls. Also whilst attending the Star of the Sea convent she was once dismissed from class for disagreeing with a nun who said that communism was the devils work.

Upon leaving school Greer soon dropped her catholic faith although it is still viewed by many today that she still holds many of their beliefs….(short extract)