D.J.; Dorothy Jean Ross 1891-1982

Melbourne University Press, Carlton South Vic, Australia, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Signed by Author. 500 g; XVI, 216 pages, last page blank, 12 pages of black-and-white photography, one in text diagram, chronology, chapter notes, bibliography, index. Photographic illustrated dust jacket. Signed by Barbara Falk and dated May 2000 on the title page The book has no damage to report. The subject of this book, widely known and respected as headmistress of Melbourne Church of England girls Grammar School, (Merton Hall) from 1938 to 1955 -- was an icon of female education. In this elegantly written new biography, the author seeks to deconstruct the icon. Her interest is to discover the "real" Dorothy Ross, the private person behind the carefully constructed public image. Into so, she illuminates the life and times of a prominent thinker and participant in the field of education and captures -- with nuance and sensitivity -- the dynamics of a long-term same-sex relationship Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The author has signed the book on the title page.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Biography; Local History -- Victoria; Education; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0522848818. ISBN/EAN: 9780522848816. Inventory No: 0226559. . 9780522848816