Strength Of Purpose. Australian Women Of Achievement From Federation To The Mid-20th Century

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Publisher Place: New South Wales
Publisher Year: 1998
Edition: First Edition

Description: 272 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Good condition. There is some light shelf and reading wear and chipping to cover, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: Australian Women Of Achievement from Federation to the Mid-20th Century This book details the life stories of twenty-eight courageous Australian women who broke down the barriers of prejudice against women entering the professions, the arts and sport in Australia's developing years. From volunteers in all-women field hospitals during World War I; those who provided women with contraceptives and knowledge of birth control to lower the death toll from backyard abortions; Victoria's first female QC, to our first female Olympic gold medallist swimmer, Australia's first female publisher and the first Aboriginal justice of the peace, these stories find a place in this remarkable testament to a group of purposeful women.

ISBN: 9780732267841