| Description |
311 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Mary Haydock Reiby -- Louisa Atkinson -- Mary MacKillop -- Vida Goldstein -- Ethel (Henry Handel) Richardson -- May Gibbs -- Alice Betteridge -- Marjorie Lawrence -- Nancy Bird -- Linda Tritton McLean -- Dawn Fraser -- Pat O'Shane -- Irene Moss/Kwong Chee Wai Lin -- Evonne Goolagong Cawley -- Lorrie Graham -- Beverly Buckingham -- Heather Tetu -- Sonya Hartnett -- Fiona Coote -- Louise Sauvage -- Rebecca Smart -- Tamara Anna Cislowska -- Monique Truong |
| Summary |
The stories of an extraordinary range of Australian women, from athletes to artists, aviators to actors. Whether they lived in convict or contemporary times, these women have one thing in common - they have all led inspiring lives. This engaging collection will appeal to girls aged 10 to 13, and their mothers, grandmothers |
| Analysis |
Australian |
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juvenile Nonfiction |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Reprinted: 2000, 2003 |
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Sub-title on cover: 'and the remarkable women they became.' |
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White copy is a review copy. ANL |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 306-310 |
| Subject |
Goolagong, Evonne, 1951-
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Buckingham, Bev, 1965-
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Children's Publication
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Fraser, Dawn Lorraine, MBE, 1937-
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Sauvage, Louise, 1974-
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Women -- Australia -- Biography.
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Women -- Australia -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Women -- Australia -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Women -- Australia -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Author |
Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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| ISBN |
0733307582 (paperback) :AUS$18.95) |
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9780733307584 |
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