The Road from Coorain

Australian Biographies

Author: Jill Ker Conway

The Road From Coorain is the beautifully written narrative of Jill Ker Conway’s journey from girlhood on an isolated sheep-farm in the grasslands of Australia to her departure for America (and eventually the presidency of Smith College)…..Read More

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