The matriarchs : twelve Australian women talk about their lives to Susan Mitchell
- Bib ID:
- 1621056
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Ringwood, Vic. : Penguin, 1987
- 229 p. : ports. ; 20 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0140086595 (paperback)
- Summary:
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Interviews with twelve Australian women, aged 60 through 90s, who have shaped events in the community, from different classes, races, religions, cultures and educational levels. Includes Dame Mary Durack and Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal).
- Full contents:
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- 1. Margaret Whitlam: social worker and journalist.
- 2. Dame Roma Mitchell: Queen's Counsel and Supreme Court Judge (retired).
- 3. Betty Makin: community worker.
- 4. Edna Ryan: author and political activist.
- 5. Dame Beryl Beaurepaire: social reformer.
- 6. Edna Edgley: entertainer and theatre entrepreneur.
- 7. Stella Cornelius: peace worker and businesswoman.
- 8. Alice Doyle: businesswoman and restaurateur.
- 9. Joan Campbell: potter and sculptor.
- 10. Dame Mary Durack: author and historian.
- 11. Kath Walker: poet and aboriginal activist.
- 12. Lady Phyllis Cilento: author and medical practitioner.
- Notes:
- Bibliographical notes: p. 221-227
- First Nations (AIATSIS) Subject:
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Mitchell, Susan, 1945-
- Copyright:
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