Quentin Bryce: The Authorised Biography - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 1761341901 ISBN 13 : 9781761341908

Editeur : Penguin Random House Australia, 2025

Synopsis

When Quentin Bryce was sworn in as Australia’s first female governor-general in 2008, she made history. It was one of many firsts in a trailblazing career dedicated to reform and public service—and the only authorized biography reveals the remarkable woman behind the high offices she held.

Raised in a small western Queensland bush town, Bryce developed a strong sense of self, purpose, and destiny from an early age. Determined to change the world, she became the first student from her school to attend university and later one of the first women admitted to the Queensland Bar. Over the next six decades, she forged an extraordinary career shaped by her fierce advocacy for human rights — especially for women, children, and First Nations Australians.

Her professional life spanned many influential roles, including teaching in a male-dominated university law faculty, serving as Australia’s federal sex discrimination commissioner, leading the National Childcare Accreditation Council, guiding Sydney’s Women’s College as principal, and becoming governor of Queensland before her historic appointment as governor-general.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Random House Australia
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1761341901
• ISBN 13: 9781761341908
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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