In the cold winter of 1875, two rebellious spirits travel from the pale sunlight of England to the raw heat of Australia. Harriet Rowell (age 22) and Alice Moon (age 18), were champion swimmers in a time when women didn't go into the sea; they were athletic and strong in a time when women believed men who told them if they didn't bind their bodies in whalebone corsets they would fall over or ruin their childbearing purpose; and they were in love in a time when many women were in love with each other but held such love secretly, for fear of retribution. In Australia, they will achieve their freedom and create a path for others to follow! With Alice's wealth, they open a Women's Gymnasium and begin to teach mothers and daughters how to be strong; daring them to throw off the shackles of fashion and social laws that bind their natural female bodies and minds. With courageous defiance and rebellious natures, Harriet and Alice take on the world at a dangerous time for women's freedom of expression.

About the Author
Sue Ingleton is a multi-award winning actor, director, writer, and stand-up comedian. She works at MTC, STC, Belvoir St. Malthouse, La Mama, et al and has toured Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, USA, UK, and Europe with her political, outrageous, truthful one-woman shows. She has written and produced eleven plays, written two books, and is in three published short story anthologies.


Book Information
ISBN 9781925581713
Author Sue Ingleton
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Spinifex Press
Publisher Spinifex Press