Magnificent Life of Miss May Holman Australia's First Female Labor Parliamentarian [electronic resource]
Lekkie Hopkins2016
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Throughout the 1930s May Holman was a household name and aninspiration to the
women of her generation. She made history in 1925when, at age thirty-one, she
became Australia's first female Laborparliamentarian, holding the seat of
Forrest until her untimely death onthe eve of the 1939 elections.A woman who
fought tirelessly for the rights of those in her electorate, heraccidental death
received national coverage with thousands of WesternAustralian mourners lining
the streets to pay tribute.May Holman charted new territory for women, but the
barriers sheencountered and her methods of overcoming them still resonate today.
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Author:
Lekkie Hopkins, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Fremantle Press, 2016
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (1 piece, 228 pages,)
System details:
Platform: pdfMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781925163360
Language:
English
BRN:
436570
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