Rachel : brumby hunter, medicine woman, bushrangers' ally and troublemaker for good... the remarkable pioneering life of Rachel Kennedy / Jeff McGill.
Publication details: Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2022.Description: xii, 324 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical tables, maps, portaits ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781760879983
- 1760879983
- Life of Rachel Kennedy
- Kennedy, Rachel
- Kennedy, Rachel
- Biographies
- Women pioneers -- Biography
- Wild horses -- Australia -- New South Wales
- Bushrangers -- Australia -- New South Wales
- Women nurses -- Australia -- New South Wales
- Midwives -- Australia -- New South Wales
- Bushrangers
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Horsemen and horsewomen
- Midwives
- Wild horses
- Women nurses
- Women pioneers
- Women pioneers -- Social conditions
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia -- New South Wales
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia
- Frontier and pioneer life -- New South Wales
- Women pioneers -- Australia -- Biography
- Bushrangers -- Australia -- History
- Women nurses -- Australia -- Biography
- Midwives -- Australia -- Biography
- Horsemen and horsewomen -- Australia -- Biography
- Women pioneers -- Australia -- History
- Women pioneers -- Australia -- Social conditions
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Modern history (c 1788-1914) (Australia)
- Biography & Memoir (Australia)
- 994.402092 23/eng/20220531
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 994.402 MCG | Available | 064188 |
Includes bibliographical references.
"Rachel Kennedy was a colonial folk hero. Born in the wild and remote Warrumbungle mountains of western New South Wales in 1845, she was described by Duke Tritton of The Bulletin as Australia's greatest pioneer woman of them all. Rachel caught brumbies, hid bushrangers, went to war with squatter kings, fed starving families during the shearing strikes, worked as a revered bush nurse and midwife, and fought for the underdog after observing the bitter experiences of the Chinese on the goldfields. She also built rare friendships with Aboriginal people, including a lifelong relationship with her 'sister' Mary Jane Cain, a proud campaigner for the rights of her people. Meticulously researched and written with compelling energy, this is a vivid and at times heartbreaking story of a pioneering woman who left a legacy that went well beyond her lifetime." -- Back cover.
