Enid Lyons: Leading Lady To A Nation by Anne Henderson, ISBN 9780980292497

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This is the story of an extraordinary woman mother of 12, Premier's wife, Prime Minister's wife, radio broadcaster, newspaper columnist, author of three books, married at 17 to a man twice her age and both a State Treasurer and Education Minister.

Enid Lyons regarded herself as "feminist" but was also conservative. She was a pacifist and a Fabian underneath her conservative outlook on families and moral life. Enid could be strong on principle but also surprisingly tolerant. She had views on mothering that were ahead of their time.

The story of Joe and Enid Lyons is full of dramatic extremes without being risqu . Anne Henderson has also uncovered new information which indicates a family secret. There will be controversy over this and interest.

RRP: $29.95

About the Author: Anne Henderson

It wasn't until Anne Henderson met Lily that she ever thought of writing a book. Lily never went to school. She grew up in southern China and in her aunt and uncle's mixed business in Cairns. Her story needed telling. And with it stories of five other friends who came to Australia as single women. Their stories became Anne's first book 'From All Corners: Six Migrant Stories'.

With her first book Anne discovered something of a style. History, contemporary or otherwise, told through the many experiences of ordinary people. So far, she's tackled her family's year with their younger daughter's Year 12 'Educating Johannah: A Year In Year 12', 'Mary MacKillop's Sisters: A Life Unveiled', and now the stories of Australasian women MPs - 'Getting Even: Women MPs On Life, Power And Politics'. Then, just for fun, there was 'Partners' edited with Ross Fitzgerald in early 1999 eighteen couples and thirty-six quite different stories. That's five books in six years.

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