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Votes for women! : the story of Nellie, Rose and Mary

Wilson, Mark, 1949-2022
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In 1890, Rose Birks and her stepdaughter, Nellie, began writing letters and attending meetings to hlep improve the lives of women and children in their home city of Adelaide. They soon found themselves part of a movement that would change the lives of women everywhere. Through their friendship with the famous female suffragist Mary Lee, they petitioned politicians and lawmakers - and in 1896 they became the first women in Australia to vote in an election.
Author:
Wilson, Mark, 1949-, author, illustrator
Imprint:
Sydney, N.S.W. : Lothian Children's Books, 2022.©2022
Collation:
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.
Audience:
6 - 10 years old.
ISBN:
9780734420138 (hbk)9780734420138
Dewey class:
346.0134346
Language:
English
BRN:
518566
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Sandringham LibraryJunior Non-Fiction BiographyJ 346 WILAvailable
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