Ettie tells the story of Ettie Rout, the best known of New Zealand women who played a role in World War One - during which she organised the Volunteer Sisterhood, set up and ran canteens in Egypt and designed a raft of safe sex measures for New Zealand soldiers. She also played a major role in the labour movement in pre-war New Zealand and in the health and fitness in post-war Britain. Price includes postage.
Ettie: A life of Ettie Rout
$45.00Price
Jane Tolerton’s ETTIE
ROUT: NEW ZEALAND’S SAFER SEX PIONEER reveals a humorous, energetic and compassionate woman who confronted wartime realities with stubborn and effective pragmatism.
Tolerton writes with an equal energy and insight into her subject’s extraordinary life and times.
CHRIS MOORE, THE LISTENER