When socialist barrister and aspiring member of parliament Maurice Blackburn met Doris Hordern, ardent feminist and campaign secretary to Vida Goldstein, neither had marriage in their imagined futures. But they fell in love-with each other as much as with their individual aspirations to change the world for the better. Theirs would be an exacting partnership as they held one another to the highest ideals. They worked as elected members of parliaments and community activists, influencing conscription laws, benefits for working men and women, atomic bomb tests, civil rights and Indigenous recognition. Together, they shook Australia.
By:
Carolyn Rasmussen Imprint: MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRES Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 241mm,
Width: 162mm,
Spine: 29mm
Weight: 814g ISBN: 9780522874457 ISBN 10: 0522874452 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 04 March 2019 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Carolyn Rasmussen is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne.