Table of Contents

Foreword by Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South Wales
Foreword by Stephanie Stanhope, State President
Introduction

Part One: Foundations
The bush woman's constant struggle
The bush women's conference
The divide between country and city

Part Two: The Early Years 1922-1932
Build and they shall come
Horses' rights for mothers
A changing of the guard
Hard times

Part Three: The Golden Years 1932-1972
From wool to war 1932-1942
War and scones 1942-1952
Social justice and crowning glories 1952-1962
Troubles on the horizon 1962-1972

Part Four: A Changing World 1972-2022
Time to change 1972-1982
Rural strife and the power of advocacy 1982-1992
Knit one, purl one 1992-2002
A new millennium 2002-2012

Hitting the gas and dire disasters 2012-2021
EpilogueAt a Glance
Bibliography
Endnotes
Index

About the Author

Best-selling author Liz Harfull is passionate about telling the stories and unearthing the histories of the extraordinary everyday people who make up our communities, especially in rural and regional Australia. An award-winning journalist and rural communicator, she grew up on a farm near Mount Gambier which has been in her family since the 1860s.

Liz walked away from a successful career in public relations to become an author. Since then, she has written two international award-winning books about Australian home cooks and show cooking traditions - The Australian Blue Ribbon Cookbook and Tried, Tested and True - and two books capturing the life stories of rural women, including national bestseller Women of the Land, and City Girl, Country Girl, which was inspired by her mother.

Liz became aware of the CWA as a young reporter, assigned to cover meetings and competitions in her local community. In Tried, Tested and True, she championed their treasured cookbooks and uncovered the stories of the women who created them, giving her a taste for the fascinating history of this iconic organisation.

Today Liz lives in the Adelaide Hills, occasionally finding time to bake scones and make jam, while juggling a busy writing career and volunteer work as a community historian.