The Complete Book of Great Australian Women: Thirty-six Women Who Changed the Course of Australian History
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Complete Book of Great Australian Women: Thirty-six Women Who Changed the Course of Australian History
By (Author) Susanna De Vries
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
24th April 2003
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Australasian and Pacific history
994.0099
Physical Properties
Paperback
688
Width 156mm, Height 235mm, Spine 42mm
1091g
Description
Stories of committed and resourceful women who demanded something different from the restricted lives of their mothers and grandmothers. The achievements of Australian women have long been overshadowed by the deeds of Australian men. Susanna de Vries has challenged this with her provocative book detailing the life stories of 36 courageous Australian women who broke down the barriers of prejudice.
Author Bio
Susanna de Vries is the author more than 15 books, most about women in history, including Desert Queen: The Many Lives and Loves of Daisy Bates, Great Pioneer Women of the Outback, Heroic Australian Women in War and To Hell and Back. Her bookBlue Ribbons, Bitter Bread: The Life of Joice NanKivell Loch, an acclaimed biography of Australia's most decorated woman, won Ireland's Sligo Non-fiction Prize and was short-listed for the Queensland Premier's Non-Fiction Award. An art historian by training, Susanna was made a Member of the order of Australia in 1996 for services to art and literature.
