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Basketball coach Billie Moore died Wednesday at age 79. Moore was the first U.S. women's national basketball coach in 1976 and a two-time women's college basketball national champion.
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Local author, Mary-Anne O’Connor’s new novel
Sisters of Freedom is coming out this April. A narrative centring on female empowerment, the book is also set to make a real contribution to the local community as well.
Sisters of Freedom is a passionate tale of three sisters as they strive for freedom and independence and follow their hearts to unexpected places. Set in the Hornsby/Hawkesbury region in 1902, the novel also follows the story of the Australian suffragettes who fought to gain the right to vote and have a say in the laws that govern them. What the novel really demonstrates is how far women have come, but also highlighting the progress that still needs to take place. “The main character of the book, Frankie, her voice is everything I want to say in a perfect world – it really echoes the strong voices of the suffragettes. The timing is unbelievable, thinking about what has been happening in the news for women. It feels like standing in a cyclone at th