That Woman
A memoir
$42.50
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2026
Summary
In 1988, Silvia Cartwright published what would become a landmark report, the Cervical Cancer Inquiry, into medical malpractice against cervical cancer patients. While many praised the investigation, some in the medical fraternity dismissed it as a feminist witch-hunt and rallied behind the professor whose research was denounced.
The controversy spilled beyond lecture theatres and hospital corridors. One day, a social worker at Auckland Hospital walked into a doctor’s office to discov…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781991006349 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1991006349 |
| Author: | Silvia Cartwright |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand |
| Imprint: | A&U New Zealand |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 741g |
| Dimensions: | 153mm x 234mm |
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Silvia Cartwright
Dame Silvia Cartwright is a distinguished New Zealand jurist who served as the 18th Governor-General of New Zealand from 2001 to 2006, the second woman to hold the office. A trailblazer for women in law, she was the first female High Court judge in New Zealand and led the landmark 1988 “Cartwright Inquiry” into cervical cancer treatment.
Silvia lives in Auckland, with her puppy Beryl.
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