Florence Taylor's Hats: Designing, Building and Editing Sydney

Australia's first lady architect is one of the most unconventional leaders in Australian journalism, building and urban design.

Her colourful private life, right wing politics, idiosyncratic feminism and hostility to Walter Burley Griffin contrast with her impact as a publisher and flair for business. Florence had a way of reinventing her past, but the authors have sorted out inconsistent stories to create a true and absorbing illustrated biography.