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Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 Sheilas : Badass Women of Australian History
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'An entertaining romp through Australian history that celebrates the badass sheroes we were never taught about in school and who deserve to be printed on our money, goddamn it!

'It's been said that 'well-behaved women seldom make history', but the handful of white boys who wrote our history books conveniently left most of them out. Whoops! To rectify this situation, Eliza Reilly is setting out to revive the forgotten stories of the badass Sheilas of Australian history.

'Chain yourself to pub counters with the determined Merle Thornton, fight for Indigenous rights alongside Faith Bandler, and lure forlorn sailors with swimmer-slash-mermaid Annette Kellerman. Deceive cranky soldiers with bushranger Mary Ann Bugg, infiltrate Nazi strongholds on the back of Nancy Wake's bike - and much, much more.

'Cracking with satirical wit and whole-hearted admiration, Sheilas is a cheeky, funny, inspirational celebration of the tough-titted ladies who hiked up their petticoats and fly-kicked down the doors of opportunity for modern Australia.' (Publication summary)
 

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Book Review : Sheilas, Eliza Reilly Nanci Nott , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , February 2022;

— Review of Sheilas : Badass Women of Australian History Eliza Reilly , 2022 multi chapter work biography

'A chronological journey through the lives and crimes of world-changing women.'

Spotlight : Sydney Writer and Performer Eliza Reilly Bridget Cormack , 2022 single work interview
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13 March 2022; (p. 3)
Top Sheilas: 12 of the Best Helen Elliott , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26 February 2022; (p. 19)

— Review of Sheilas : Badass Women of Australian History Eliza Reilly , 2022 multi chapter work biography
Top Sheilas: 12 of the Best Helen Elliott , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26 February 2022; (p. 19)

— Review of Sheilas : Badass Women of Australian History Eliza Reilly , 2022 multi chapter work biography
Book Review : Sheilas, Eliza Reilly Nanci Nott , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , February 2022;

— Review of Sheilas : Badass Women of Australian History Eliza Reilly , 2022 multi chapter work biography

'A chronological journey through the lives and crimes of world-changing women.'

Spotlight : Sydney Writer and Performer Eliza Reilly Bridget Cormack , 2022 single work interview
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13 March 2022; (p. 3)
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