A Spanner in the Works
The extraordinary story of Alice Anderson and Australia's first all-girl garage
$34.23
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
26 March 2019
Summary
From the end of the Great War and into the 1920s, Alice Anderson was considered nothing less than a national treasure. She was a woman of ‘rare achievement’ who excelled as a motoring entrepreneur and inventor. Young, petite, boyish and full of charm, Alice was the first woman in Australia to successfully pull off an almost impossible feat: without family or husband to back her financially, she built a garage to her own specifications and established the country’s first motor service run enti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733642104 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0733642101 |
| Author: | Loretta Smith |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 26 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 490g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 158mm x 28mm |
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About The Author
Loretta Smith
Loretta Smith has worn many hats over the years: secondary school teacher, adult teacher/trainer, youth arts worker, research consultant, case manager and team leader in disability, mental health and aged care. She holds a Bachelor of Education (Creative Arts), Graduate Certificate in Education, Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and Certificate IV in Frontline Management. She first read of Alice Anderson in The Unusual Life of Edna Walling. Then one of her aged clients, who had Alzheimer’s, dropped a bombshell when she mentioned her mother worked as a driver and mechanic for Alice Anderson. So began her amazing journey researching, studying, writing and promoting Alice Anderson’s exceptional legacy.
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