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'Sydney geologist Georgina King (1845-1932) gave her life to science, and was rewarded with every kind of skullduggery to prevent her success. The tall, red-haired, 'unmarriageable' Miss King was excluded by the professionals, the (all-male) Royal Society of New South Wales. Famous scientific worthies quite likely stole her work. Her denunciations were loud. Through determination and persistence, Georgina King acquired an honourable place in the history of science and the women's place in it. This book tells her intriguing tale.' (Publisher's blurb)
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[Review Essay] Ginger for Pluck : The Life and Times of Miss Georgina King
2015
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— Appears in: Journal of Australian Colonial History , no. 17 2015; (p. 207-208)'Pre-suffrage female biographies are relatively uncommon. Source material is thin on the ground, frequently limited to entries in the registries of births, deaths and marriages, or brief reports in newspapers, if they were unfortunate enough to be the victims or perpetrators of criminal offences. For Ginger's story, the authors located a rich source of material in her two-volume memoirs, research papers and letters, and other family documents lodged at the Mitchell Library in Sydney.' (Introduction)
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Books for Your Bedside
2013
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review
— Appears in: Jessie Street National Women's Library Newsletter , November vol. 24 no. 4 2013; (p. 10)
— Review of Ginger for Pluck : The Life and Times of Georgina King 2013 single work biography ; The Edgeworth David Women 2012 single work biography ; Eilean Giblin : A Feminist between the Wars 2013 single work biography ; Unsuitable for Publication : Editing Queen Victoria 2013 single work biography ; Affairs of the Art 2013 single work biography -
Struggles of a Feisty Pioneer
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 October 2013; (p. 26)
— Review of Ginger for Pluck : The Life and Times of Georgina King 2013 single work biography
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Struggles of a Feisty Pioneer
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 October 2013; (p. 26)
— Review of Ginger for Pluck : The Life and Times of Georgina King 2013 single work biography -
Books for Your Bedside
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Jessie Street National Women's Library Newsletter , November vol. 24 no. 4 2013; (p. 10)
— Review of Ginger for Pluck : The Life and Times of Georgina King 2013 single work biography ; The Edgeworth David Women 2012 single work biography ; Eilean Giblin : A Feminist between the Wars 2013 single work biography ; Unsuitable for Publication : Editing Queen Victoria 2013 single work biography ; Affairs of the Art 2013 single work biography -
[Review Essay] Ginger for Pluck : The Life and Times of Miss Georgina King
2015
single work
essay
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Colonial History , no. 17 2015; (p. 207-208)'Pre-suffrage female biographies are relatively uncommon. Source material is thin on the ground, frequently limited to entries in the registries of births, deaths and marriages, or brief reports in newspapers, if they were unfortunate enough to be the victims or perpetrators of criminal offences. For Ginger's story, the authors located a rich source of material in her two-volume memoirs, research papers and letters, and other family documents lodged at the Mitchell Library in Sydney.' (Introduction)
