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A white hot flame : Mary Montgomerie Bennett - author, educator, activist for Indigenous justice

Summary: Mary Montgomerie Bennett (1881-1961) is an important but under-recognised figure in Australian history. A member of a successful squatting family, she became a voice for reform at a time when Aboriginal Australians had their citizens' rights curtailed by repressive state laws. From her late forties until her death she fought for justice on behalf of the first Australians. She was a teacher, a writer and an advocate. She vehemently opposed the separating, on racial grounds, of Aboriginal children from their families. She put the case, decades before campaigns began, for Aboriginal rights to traditional lands. And she argued for citizenship rights, including equal pay and access to old age pensions for Aboriginal people. A friend described her as 'a white hot flame', relentless in pursuit of a better world for the people she loved. This first complete biography seeks the sources of Mary's inspiring energy, maintained throughout her life, in her family background and early life experiences.

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ISBN: 9781925523201
ISBN: 9781925523188
ISBN: 9781925523195
ISBN: 1925523195
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 430 pages) : portraits, maps, facsimiles
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Computer data.
Edition: [CA & US version].
Publisher: Clayton, Victoria : Monash University Publishing, 2018.
Copyright: �2018

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	End matterAcknowledgments; Further reading; Index; Back cover.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.