Contents: Dedication iii. Acknowledgements v. Kyneton map vi. Preface x. 1854-1858: 1. Caroline Chisholm p1. Prehistory: Brebie - orphan child of the Djadja Wurrung p31. 1842-1852: Juliana Jeffrey p41. 1852-1860: Fabulous founding females: Annie Hutcheson, Georgina Yule, Agnes Alexander, Elizabeth Smith, Judith Furphy, Jane Little and her daughters Hannah Rogers and Sarah Harper, Anne Gately Clinton, Elizabeth Fleck, Henrietta Lavender p59. 1868: Gossiping tongues: Mrs Drew and sad servant girls p87. 1870-1880: The two Sarahs and Ned Kelly p93. 1890-1900: Sisters in suffrage: the Misses Johnson, Jarrett, Brown, Brister p101. 20th century: Barbara Armstrong p107. Doing my own thing: Constance Laver, Nesta McKellar, Jessie Huybers-Fraser-Couvreur, Clara Southern, Polly Hurry, Margaret Pestell, Grace Jackson, Georgiana Lucia Hyndman, Pat Jarrett p121. Rachael McGregor Begg p131. The greatest shareholders: Mary Goudie, Kyneton pacifist, Maisie's Gaza Ridge p139. Three fond friends: Maisie Harper, Mary Watson (nee Harper) and Jean Barton p155. Woman and history p165. Woman and change p173. Amazing, inspiring us p181..