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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 who...

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Main Author:	Hopkins, Lekkie
Other Authors:	Roarty, Lynn
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	North Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Women legislators > Australia > Western Australia > Biography. Politicians > Australia > Western Australia > Biography. Political activists > Australia > Western Australia > Biography. Women political activists > Australia > Western Australia > Biography. Labor unions > Australia > Western Australia > Officials and employees > Biography. Women's rights > Australia > Western Australia. Political Science. Western Australia > Politics and government > 1965- Electronic books.
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Summary:	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 flagged, the story of an activist working from within the established order to effect social change.
Item Description:	Description based upon print version of record. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (289 pages)
ISBN:	9781921696480 1921696486