Turning Points: Redemption, Women and Alcohol in Melbourne, 1870-1945

历史是最有效的公共传播形式之一，目前在书籍，电影，电视和对家谱的热情中在公共领域蓬勃发展。作为公共卫生教育的一种手段，它可以发挥独特的有效作用，使个人和社区能够理解公共卫生问题的原因和重要性及其解决办法。酗酒仍然是澳大利亚公共卫生和私人生活中的一个严重问题。这段历史将是第一次探讨酗酒妇女成瘾和治疗的语言、实践和经验，并将有助于对当前实践和政策的辩论。

History is one of the most effective forms of public communication, currently thriving in the public sphere in books, film, television, and in the passion for genealogy. It can be uniquely effective as a means of public health education, enabling individuals and communities to comprehend the causes and significance of public health problems and their solutions. Alcohol abuse remains a searing issue in Australian public health and private life. This history would be the first to explore the language, practice and experience of both addiction and treatment of alcoholic women, and would contribute to debate over current practice and policy.