The Complete Book of Heroic Australian Women: Twenty-One Extraordinary Women Whose Stories Changed History by Susanna de Vries

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

The life stories of 21 women of grit and courage, integrity, resilience and resourcefulness. They faced different tests - harshness as pioneers in outback Australia - the turmoil of war, but when encountering adversity, even death, each proved her mettle.

Women included in this volume are Georgiana Molloy, Frances 'Fanny' Bussell, Elizabeth 'Bessie' Bussell, Charlotte Cookworthy Bussell, Emma Mary Withnell, Atlanta Hope Bradshaw, Jeannie Gunn, Evelyn Maunsell, Catherine Langloh Parker, Myrtle Rose White, Oliver May Kelso King, Dr Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd Bennett, Dr Lilian Violet Cooper, Sister Alice Elizabeth Kitchen, Joice NanKivell Loch, Sister Sylvia Muir, Sister Vivian Bullwinkel, Sister Joyce Tweddell, Sister Betty Jeffrey, Mavis Parkinson and Sister Frances May Hayman.

Originally published as two separate books - Great Pioneer Women of the Outback and Great Australian Women in War.