'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)
'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)
'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)
