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A portrait of Belle, the female Menzies

Label
A portrait of Belle, the female Menzies
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
A portrait of Belle
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Sub title
the female Menzies
Summary
Isabel Alice Menzies An amazing woman ahead of her time. Brought up in a family of high-achieving men, Belle rose against adversity to be one of the most outstanding women in Australia. With great determination and organizational skills she also had exceptional vision coupled with groundbreaking ideas. Against a backdrop of 2 World Wars and The Great Depression she went from the lone pioneer woman amongst 600 men in the outback to hosting Royalty in Melbourne and Canberras' great halls. Throughout her life Belle showed great compassion for others and was rightly rewarded an O.B.E. for her community services
Target audience
adult
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