Ginger for pluck : the life and times of Miss Georgina King / Jennifer M. T. Carter and Roger Cross.
Ginger for pluck : the life and times of Miss Georgina King / Jennifer M. T. Carter and Roger Cross.
Ginger for pluck : the life and times of Miss Georgina King / Jennifer M. T. Carter and Roger Cross.
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Publisher
Kent Town, S. Aust. : Wakefield Press, 2013.
Date
2013.
Call Numbers
H 2013/2105 , G 2014/5115
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 271 p., [16] p. of plates : ports., plates, facsim. ; 21 cm.
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Publisher
Kent Town, S. Aust. : Wakefield Press, 2013.
Place of Publication
South Australia
Date Published
2013.
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Summary
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 w...
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Ginger for pluck : the life and times of Miss Georgina King / Jennifer M. T. Carter and Roger Cross.
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Includes bibliographical references.
Mitchell Library copy at H 2013/2105 ; Submission for Premier's Literary Award 2014.
National Biography Award contender, 2014.
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H 2013/2105 , G 2014/5115
Record Identifier
74VKdvZK7bbl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKdvZK7bbl
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ISBN
9781743051719 (pbk.)
DDC
301.092
MMS ID
991019883279702626
