Wild Women Of Sydney
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A lively work of social history, Wild Women of Sydney chronicles the colourful and often scandalous lives of some of the most notorious women to have shaped the underbelly of Australia's most famous city. George Blaikie draws on historical records, newspaper archives, and vivid anecdotes to paint a portrait of madams, criminals, entertainers, and social rebels who defied the conventions of their era. Written with a sharp wit and an eye for the sensational, the narrative presents these women not as footnotes but as central figures in Sydney's social and cultural development. Blaikie illustrates how these bold personalities navigated — and frequently subverted — the rigid moral codes of colonial and early twentieth-century Australian society. The result is an entertaining and illuminating account that rescues remarkable women from historical obscurity and places them firmly at the heart of Sydney's story.
Author: George Blaikie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, Rigby
Genre: Australian history
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A lively work of social history, Wild Women of Sydney chronicles the colourful and often scandalous lives of some of the most notorious women to have shaped the underbelly of Australia's most famous city. George Blaikie draws on historical records, newspaper archives, and vivid anecdotes to paint a portrait of madams, criminals, entertainers, and social rebels who defied the conventions of their era. Written with a sharp wit and an eye for the sensational, the narrative presents these women not as footnotes but as central figures in Sydney's social and cultural development. Blaikie illustrates how these bold personalities navigated — and frequently subverted — the rigid moral codes of colonial and early twentieth-century Australian society. The result is an entertaining and illuminating account that rescues remarkable women from historical obscurity and places them firmly at the heart of Sydney's story.