Travelling to Tomorrow
The modern women who sparked Australia's romance with America
$38.72
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2024
Summary
A celebrity decorator with blue hair. A single mother who advised JFK in the Oval Office. A Christian nudist with a passion for almond milk.
A century ago, ten Australian women did something remarkable. Throwing convention to the wind, they headed across the Pacific to make their fortune. In doing so, they reoriented Australia towards the United States years before politicians began to lumber down the same path.
For the artist Mary Cecil Allen, this meant spreading the word ab…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781742238135 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1742238130 |
| Author: | Yves Rees |
| Publisher: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Imprint: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 360g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 135mm |
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About The Author
Yves Rees
Yves Rees (they/them) is a writer, historian and podcaster based on unceded Wurundjeri land. Yves is a Senior Lecturer in History at La Trobe University, the co-host of Archive Fever history podcast (with Clare Wright), and author of the memoir All About Yves: Notes from a Transition. They are also co-editor of Nothing to Hide: Voices of Trans and Gender-Diverse Australia.
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