Among the chosen : the life story of Pat Giles /

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.
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