Great Australian Women: From Federation to Freedom

by SusannaDeVries-Evans (Author)

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  Paperback
  2001

  $7.78

  Every nation needs both heroes and heroines, but the lives of Australia's greatest women have largely been ignored. Great Australian Women details the life stories of twenty-five courageous Australian women who broke down the barriers of prejudice against women entering the professions, the arts and sport, in the period from colonisation to the mid-twentieth century. Australian women profiled include: *Fanny Durack and Annette Kellerman - Swimming champs *Lillie Goodisson - Pioneer of family planning *Florence Taylor - Australia's first female architect