Ginger for pluck : the life and times of Miss Georgina King / Jennifer M. T. Carter and Roger Cross.
Publication details: Kent Town, South Australia : Wakefield Press, 2013.Description: xiii, 271 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, photograps, portraits ; 21 cmISBN:- 9781743051719 (paperback)
- Life and times of Miss Georgina King
- 301.092 23
- GN21.K56 C37 2013
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Jessie Street National Women's Library | 301.092 CAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available for reference in the library and ILL | 67038 |
Signed by authors.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-263) and index.
Sydney geologist Georgina King (1845-1932) gave her life to science, and was rewarded with every kind of skullduggery to prevent her success. The tall, red-haired, 'unmarriageable' Miss King was excluded by the professionals, the (all-male) Royal Society of New South Wales. Famous scientific worthies quite likely stole her work. Her denunciations were loud. Through determination and persistence, Georgina King acquired an honourable place in the history of science and the women's place in it. This book tells her intriguing tale.
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