The Magnificent Life of Miss May Holman: Australia's First Female Labor Parliamentarian by Lekkie Hopkins

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Ex Library copy with no external stickers. Date due slip on inside page. Minor edgewear. Scratch to spine tail.

In the 1930s, May Holman was a household name and an inspiration to the women of her generation. She made history in 1925 when, at age thirty-one, she became Australia's first female Labor parliamentarian. A woman who fought tirelessly for the rights of those in her electorate, her accidental death in 1939 received national coverage, with thousands of Western Australian mourners lining the streets to pay tribute.