Kath Williams, who emerges as a feisty and quietly determined woman, was the major force behind the struggle for equal pay for women. She was elected as a delegate to attend conferences overseas and maintained her persistence for the cause with sheer hard – almost unpaid – work.

With the increasing ignorance about history of any kind, history of this type is invaluable as it reaches back and pulls the protagonists forward into our time and helps us understand that there is a long tradition of fighting for justice in Australia.

Kath Williams will take her place as one of Australia's most important women. The book is clearly written and includes documentation and photographs from the period.