| Birth name | Patricia Jean Rosier |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 21 January 1942 |
| Birth place | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Death date | 12 June 2014 (aged 72) |
| Death place | Paekākāriki, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Writer, feminist activist |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
Patricia Jean Rosier (21 January 1942 – 12 June 2014) was a New Zealand writer, editor and feminist activist. Born and educated in Auckland into a working-class family, after marriage and raising two children she came out as a lesbian in the 1980s[1] and went on to play a leading role in the second wave of New Zealand's Women's Movement,[2] including editing Broadsheet for six years.[3][4] In her later years she lived with Prue Hyman in Paekākāriki, north of Wellington.
Works
Non-fiction
- Broadsheet Editor (1986 to 1992)
- Broadsheet, twenty years of Broadsheet Magazine selected and introduced by Pat Rosier. 1992. New Women's Press, Auckland, NZ. ISBN 0908652682
- Get used to it!: children of gay and lesbian parents Pat Rosier and Myra Hauschild, Canterbury University Press, 1999. ISBN 0908812868
- Women's studies: conference papers 1982 Hilary Lapsley, Pat Rosier, Claire-Louise McCurdy and Candis Craven, 1982.
- The 14th Conference of the Women's Studies Association (N.Z.) : "Raranga wahine" Editing by Pat Rosier. 1988.
- Workwise: a guide to managing workplace relationships Pat Rosier, Canterbury University Press, 2001. ISBN 1877257060
- No body's perfect: a self-help book for women who have problems with food Jasbindar Singh and Pat Rosier New Women's Press, 1989. ISBN 0908652461
- No body's perfect: dealing with food problems Jasbindar Singh and Pat Rosier, Attic Press, 1990. ISBN 1855940078
- Lesbians in front, up front, out front Pat Rosier, book chapter in Heading nowhere in a navy blue suit: and other tales from the feminist revolution Susan Jane Kedgley and Mary Varnham Daphne Brasell Associates Press, 1993. ISBN 0908896301
- Women's studies tutor kit Candis Crave, Margot Roth, Claire-Louise McCurdy and Pat Rosier, Auckland Workers' Educational Association, Women's Studies Sub-Committee, 1983.
- Women and Education Pat Rosier chapter in Perspectives on women today : lecture series, Term I, 1986.
Fiction
- Poppy's return Pat Rosier, Spinifex, 2004 ISBN 9781742191560
- Poppy's progress Pat Rosier, Spinifex, 2002 ISBN 1742191525
- Stones gathered together : a collection of stories and thoughts Pat Rosier, Smashwords, 2012. ISBN 1301009016
- Take it easy Pat Rosier, Smashwords, 2008. ISBN 0473130556
- Where the heArt is Pat Rosier, Smashwords, 2013. ISBN 0473237415
References
- ^ "Pat Rosier — Shalom | Kapiti Independent". Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Re-writing 2nd Wave Women's Movement: Pat Rosier – h/T Hand Mirror". 19 July 2014.
- ^ Hayes, Kimberley (2013). Race relations in New Zealand Through an Analysis of Broadsheet Magazine 1972-1989 (BA(Hons)). University of Canterbury. doi:10.26021/4453
- ^ Du Plessis, Rosemary (2008). What happened to the 'f' word? Feminisms and Public Sociologies