Strength of Spirit: Pioneering Women of Achievement from First Fleet to Federation by Susanna De Vries

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor edgewear. Previous owner has inscribed inside front cover.

The fascinating lives of twenty Australian women who lived during the first century of colonisation, are vividly recreated in an entertaining yet scholarly narrative and in a range of stunning illustrations.

Included are Mary Reibey, Esther Johnston, Charlotte Atkinson and Caroline Louisa Atkinson, Frances Leonora Macleay, Caroline Chisolm, Walyer, Truganini and Fanny Cochrane Smith, Georgiana Molloy, Georgiana McCrae, Louisa Meredith, Ann Caldwell, Mary McConnel, Elizabeth Macarthur, Mary Penfold, Mary Watson and Sister Lucy Osburn. (back cover)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.