Dimensions
155 x 235 x 26mm
Every Australian should know about these women: their stories will make you laugh, weep and wonder at their bravery and determination. Every nation needs both heroes and heroines. '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
- Jane and Margaret Sutherland
- Dame Enid Lyons - first female cabinet minister
