Book details

  • Genre:biography & autobiography
  • Sub-genre:Women
  • Language:English
  • Pages:133
  • eBook ISBN:9780987581013

A Portrait Of Belle

The Story of Isabel Alice Green O.B.E. - The Female Menzies

By Annabelle Dennehy

Overview

Isabel Alice Menzies An amazing woman ahead of her time. Brought up in a family of high-achieving men, Belle rose against adversity to be one of the most outstanding women in Australia. With great determination and organisational skills she also had exceptional vision coupled with groundbreaking ideas. Against a backdrop of 2 World Wars and The Great Depression she went from the lone pioneer woman amongst 600 men in the outback to hosting Royalty in Melbourne and Canberras’ great halls. Throughout her life Belle showed great compassion for others and was rightly rewarded an O.B.E. for her community services.
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Description

Isabel Alice Menzies An amazing woman ahead of her time. Brought up in a family of high-achieving men, Belle rose against adversity to be one of the most outstanding women in Australia. With great determination and organisational skills she also had exceptional vision coupled with groundbreaking ideas. Against a backdrop of 2 World Wars and The Great Depression she went from the lone pioneer woman amongst 600 men in the outback to hosting Royalty in Melbourne and Canberras’ great halls. Throughout her life Belle showed great compassion for others and was rightly rewarded an O.B.E. for her community services.
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About The Author

Granddaughter of Isabel A Green O.B.E. Annabelle is an accomplished artist with a number of awards to her name and several published articles but this book represents new territory for her skills. A passionate belief that her grandmother’s story should be told led to this first foray into the world of books.
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