Lekkie Hopkins's Books

Throughout the 1930s May Holman was a household name and aninspiration to the women of her generation. She made history in 1925when, at age thirty-one, she became Australia's first female Laborparliamentarian, holding the seat of Forrest until her untimely death onthe eve of the 1939 elections.A woman who fought tirelessly for the rights of those in her electorate, heraccidental death received national coverage with thousands of WesternAustralian mourners lining the streets to pay tribute.May Holman charted new territory for women, but the barriers sheencountered and her methods of overcoming them still resonate today.

Pat Giles was dedicated to improving the lives of the disadvantaged. As an ALP Senator in the Hawke and Keating governments, she entered Parliament, not as a raw recruit, but as an experienced trade unionist, policy maker, feminist campaigner and grassroots activist. This is the story of a woman whose determination never faltered, whose work ethic never faltered, the story of an activist working from within the established order to effect social change.

Book's by Lekkie Hopkins

Among the Chosen

Among the Chosen

The Magnificent Life of Miss May Holman Australia's First Female Labor Parliamentarian

The Magnificent Life of Miss May Holman Australia's First Female Labor Parliamentarian

The Magnificent Life of Miss May Holman Australia's First Female Labor Parliamentarian

The Magnificent Life of Miss May Holman Australia's First Female Labor Parliamentarian

Among the Chosen

Among the Chosen

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