tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474786767930983135.post9077694725758926371..comments2023-08-29T22:34:50.370+10:00Comments on The Empire Called and I Answered: Vera Deakin and the Red CrossLenore Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16425222424273971365noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474786767930983135.post-36345017253337195622022-06-22T16:52:35.668+10:002022-06-22T16:52:35.668+10:00I delivered groceries to Mrs. Herbert Brookes (tha...I delivered groceries to Mrs. Herbert Brookes (that is how she titled herself) in South Yarra in 1967. The shop informed me of her antecedents.Rod Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10358483300016299501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474786767930983135.post-3146698633069242442022-04-25T11:18:29.468+10:002022-04-25T11:18:29.468+10:00Indeed it is. Thank you, Vicki.Indeed it is. Thank you, Vicki.Lenore Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425222424273971365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6474786767930983135.post-19520736473778410472022-04-25T09:45:40.201+10:002022-04-25T09:45:40.201+10:00A most interesting post, Lenore, about Vera Deakin...A most interesting post, Lenore, about Vera Deakin and her important role with the Australian Red Cross during World War I. The role of women in supporting the soldiers and their families is frequently overlooked or marginalised. Vicki's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12961247452188983147noreply@blogger.com