{"product_id":"mary-booth","title":"Mary Booth","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eIn **Mary Booth** by **Bruce Scates**, a vivid work of **Australian history** brings back into focus one of the country’s most fascinating public figures: a trailblazing doctor and feminist who was also a committed conservative and empire loyalist. It’s a biography that relishes complexity, showing how Booth shaped debates about womanhood, citizenship and belonging in a nation still defining itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eDrawing on newly uncovered correspondence, Woollacott follows Booth from medical and social reform into the heart of wartime Australia, where she became celebrated as the “Queen of Anzac”. Along the way, the book explores **female-led activism**, **Anzac commemoration**, infant welfare, environmental reform, and the racial and gender assumptions that structured public life—without smoothing over the contradictions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePerfect for readers of **biography**, **women’s history**, and anyone curious about the making of Australian national identity and the myths we inherit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eAdd it to your shelf and rediscover a life that helped build a nation’s story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52274075304212,"sku":"9780522880717","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9780522880717_1.jpg?v=1774510962","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/mary-booth","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}