TY - BOOK AU - Hughes, Gareth, TI - A gentle radical: the life of Jeanette Fitzsimons SN - 9781988547831 AV - DU434.F57 H84 2022 U1 - 324.293 23 PY - 2022/// CY - Allen & Unwin , PB - Auckland, New Zealand : KW - Fitzsimons, Jeanette. KW - Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand KW - History KW - Environmentalists KW - New Zealand KW - Biography KW - Politicians KW - Politics and government KW - 20th century KW - 21st century KW - Biographies KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - "Jeanette Fitzsimons was a visionary, a pioneer and a radical. This is the story of someone who battled the patriarchy, the old boys' club in Parliament and had the courage to challenge political sacred cows. She was the co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand from 1995 to 2009, and Member of Parliament from 1996 to 2010. Highly regarded by all, she was the first (and until recently, the only) Green MP to win an electorate seat. She died very suddenly and unexpectedly in 2020"--Publisher information ER -