This book contains stories of dedicated and resourceful women who demanded
something different from the restricted lives of their mothers and grandmothers.
The achievements of Australian women have long been overshadowed by the deeds
of Australian men. Susanna de Vries has remedied this with her outstanding
research, and in this book she details the life stories of thirty-six courageous
Australian women who broke down the barriers of prejudice.
From Mary Penfold, co-founder of Penfold Wines; Lillie Goodisson, pioneer of
family planning; Eileen Joyce, world-famous pianist; Mary MacKillop, who
dedicated her life to the poor, the sick and the destitute; Enid Lyons, our
first female cabinet minister; to Stella Miles Franklin, one of Australia's most
widely acclaimed authors, these are women who have affected the lives of
thousands through their achievements. These are the women that helped to forge
the Australia we know today.
'The Complete Book of Great Australian Women', a combination of Susanna de
Vries best-selling books Great Australian Women and Great Australian Women
Volume Two, tells the story of women who changed the course of history.
Contents:
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Sarah Frances 'Fanny' Durack (1889-1956), Annette Kellerman (1886-1975)
2. Louisa Lawson (1848-1920), Dame Mary Gilmore (1865-1962)
3. Martha Caldwell Cox (1854-1947)
4. Dr Dagmar Berne (1865-1900), Dr Constance Stone (1856-1902)
5. Dr Agnes Bennett (1872-1960), Joice NanKivell Loch (1887-1982)
6. Eileen Joyce (1908-1991)
7. Edith Dircksey Cowan (1861-1932)
8. Dame Enid Burnell Lyons (1897-1981)
9. Ethel Florence Lindesay (1870-1946), (Henry Handel) Richardson
10. Sister Elizabeth Kenny (1880-1952)
11. Sister Lillie Goodisson (1860-1947)
12. Ella Simon (1902-1981), Kundaibark (dates unknown)
13. Florence Mary Taylor (1879-1969)
14. Joan Mavis Rosanove (Lazurus) (1896-1974)
15. Roma Flinders Mitchell (1913-2000)
16. Mary Penfold (1820-1896)
17. Sister Lucy Osburn (1835-1891)
18. Mary McConnel (1824-1910)
19. Mary MacKillop (1842-1909)
20. Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931)
21. Stella Miles Franklin (1879-1954), Rose Scott (1847-1925)
22. Jane Sutherland (1855-1928), Margaret Sutherland (1897-1984), Louise Bertha
Hanson-Dyer (1884-1962)
23. (Caroline) Ethel Cooper (1871-1961)
24. Margaret Rose Preston (1875-1963)
25. Kylie Tennant (1912-1988)
26. Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920-1993)
27. Nancy de Low Bird Walton (1915- )
28. Dr Catherine Hamlin (Nicholson) (1924- )
Endnotes
Index
