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Barbara Hanrahan was a great Australian writer and artist who dedicated herself uncompromisingly to the life of the mind and spirit, producing a body of work that remains challenging and rewarding. The book is beautifully illustrated with a number of Hanrahan's artworks, some not previously published, and many photographs from her life. 303 pages. Book in as new condition.

In 1816 at the age of 36, Elizabeth Fry (Betsy to family and friends) walked alone into the hell of Newgate Gaol - the transformation she wrought among its wretched female inhabitants propelled her onto the stage of world history. 368 pages with 8 pages of black and white illustrations. Book in vert good+ condition with booksellers sticker on back.

Warrior Queens are found in almost every culture - a remarkable and original work which casts new light on the familiar heroines of history, and the whole subject of female leadership in time of war. 383 pages with 69 illustrations, 13 in colour. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition

Written before the 2000 Olympics, the story of Cathy Freeman from a young shy Aboriginal girl to a confident, assertive, outward-looking woman. 364 pages with 16 pages of black and white and 16 pages of colour photographs. Book and just jacket in very good+ condition.

The day to day life of the author, nursing and teaching, on an isolated aboriginal depot in the North West of Western Australia, while raising her own family. 238 pages with 32 b lack and w0hi0te illustrations. Book i0n very good+ condition with light tanning. Dust jacket in very good condition small rubbing on front (see photo), small tear bottom spine and dent top spine..

Twenty-one extraordinary women whose stories changed history in two parts; Great Pioneer women of the outback, and Heroic Australian women in war. 640 pages with photographs with illustrations through the text. Book in very good+ condition.

In 1939 the author, seeking an antidote for Europe's madness and her drug addicted friend, Christina, set out for Afghanistan through Italy, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey and Iran and for six months experience the exhilaration of travel and the stimulation of unfamiliar peoples and culture. 217 pages with 18 black and white photographs and a map. book in very good condition ex library with stamp inside front cover and small reference marks there and first page. and light tanning.

The story of Daisy Bates who defied convention to live with the Aborigines who called her Kabbarli (Grandmother) and respected her to the extent they revealed to her tribal secrets taboo to their own women. Her unprecedented demands and unorthodox opinions were a constant irritant to government officials and established anthropologists. A women capable of both pragmatism and poetry - a legend in her own lifetime. 266 pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Book in very good condition with previous owners name and date on first page, and some tanning. Dust jacket in good condition with some small tears, knocks and chips (see photo).

Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic in 1928, nine years later she disappeared attempting an around the world flight. The author researched Earhart's letters, journals, and diaries and interviews with the aviator's family and friends to provide the account of Earhart's record setting aviation and her personal life. 489 pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs and a map. Book in very good condition with previous owners name and a date on first page.

On 5 June 1988 Kay Cottee fulfilled a childhoos dream, After 189 days at sea and over 22,000 nautical miles she became the first woman in history to complete a solo non-stop and unassisted voyage around the globe. 226 pages with 24 pages of colour illustrations and some black and white charts and end paper map. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.

The extraordinary true story of more than 200 female convicts aboard the Lady Julian bound for Botany Bay. Though it was perceived that the ship was rife with prostitution and debauchery, the reality was more interesting and more complex. 248 pages with 8 pages of black and white illustrations and a map. Book in very good condition.

The author, a champion tennis player herself, writes about fifteen of her competitors. 224 pages with 28 black and white photographs. Book in very good- condition with marks and wear to cover (see photos). No dust jacket.

Tales of voyages and battles, press gangs and prostitutes - a fascinating history of two centuries of women and the sea. 334 pages with 32 illustrations. Book in very good condition with light tanning.

The young Australian author travels to Cambodia, visits a small orphanage and is determined to raise money to help the children. Ten years later she returns and sets up the Cambodian Children's Trust which now helps vulnerable children to escape poverty and be cared for within their families. 372 pages with 16 pages of mainly colour photographs. Book in very good condition with bottom small corner of first fifteen pages and cover slightly creased.

The author's years as a relief worker in the field from 1914 to 1940, in Holland, France, Corsica, North Africa, Serbia, Austria and Russia. 287 pages with 33 black and white illustrations. Book in very good condition with some light pencil underlining in the Appendix and light tanning. Dust jacket in good condition price clipped with some small chips and dents and some rubbing (see photo).

The author spends five years on a development project in the remote West Sepik province of Papua New Guinea. In rugged tropical terrain with few roads, she travels in tiny planes, landing on airstrips cut with grass knives and squeezed between mountains, and in remote valleys students build their own schools, babies are weighed in rice bags, and women walk for days carrying produce to market. This is their stories and the author's adventures in this land of surprises. 271 pages with 8 pages of colour photographs. Book in very good+ condition ex library with small stamp on last page. Cover has sticker on spine and back.

An Indian woman's determination to escape a grim destiny, and is a timely reminder of the power of compassion to transform lives, 242 pages. Book in very good condition with some fading.

Biographies of Joan of Arc, Mahomet, Martin Luther, Frederick The Great and Oliver Cromwell. 397 pages. Book in very good condition with previous owners names and a date on first page, minor foxing bottom edge, minor stain top edge and tanning. No dust jacket.

A different look at everything about motherhood, from its icons to its insecurities. A book for anyone interested in modern politics, the relationship between private realities and public and institutional values, the profound connection between people and the ideas that shape their lives.276 pages. Book in very good condition with minor stain to some leading edges and sellers black line across bottom and minor bump to top bottom right.

The story of an Australian woman doctor's travels while on active service with the British Army. 176 pages including 32 illustration and end paper maps. Book in very good- condition with Christmas greeting on first page and some water? damage to first two and last two pages. Dust jacket in good condition with inside front price clipped, sticker damage on front (see photo), knocks and chips to corners, some wear to edges and damage top and bottom spine.