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The magnificent life of Miss May Holman : Australia's first female Labor parliamentarian / Lekkie Hopkins.

By: Contributor(s): Description: 234 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimilies ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781925163353 :
  • 1925163350
Other title:
  • Australia's first female Labor parliamentarian
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 324.294107 23
  • 324.2092 23
LOC classification:
  • DU117.2.H64 A3 2016
Online resources: Summary: Throughout the 1930s May Holman was a household name and an inspiration to the women of her generation. She made history in 1925 when, at age thirty-one, she became Australia s first female Labor parliamentarian, holding the seat of Forrest until her untimely death on the eve of the 1939 elections. A woman who fought tirelessly for the rights of those in her electorate, her accidental death received national coverage with thousands of Western Australian mourners lining the streets to pay tribute. May Holman charted new territory for women, but the barriers she encountered and her methods of overcoming them still resonate today."
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library 324.294107 HOP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL 67441

Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-232)

Throughout the 1930s May Holman was a household name and an inspiration to the women of her generation. She made history in 1925 when, at age thirty-one, she became Australia s first female Labor parliamentarian, holding the seat of Forrest until her untimely death on the eve of the 1939 elections. A woman who fought tirelessly for the rights of those in her electorate, her accidental death received national coverage with thousands of Western Australian mourners lining the streets to pay tribute. May Holman charted new territory for women, but the barriers she encountered and her methods of overcoming them still resonate today."

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