by Elizabeth Lhuede | Apr 3, 2024 | Essay
by Elizabeth Lhuede Another in our series of posts on works published in 1924 (or authors who died in 1924). The following looks at the ways in which Anzac Day was remembered one hundred years ago. As April is when we remember the Anzacs, this month I’ve chosen to...
by Stories from the Archive | Feb 7, 2024 | Short story
by Alys Hungerford (1857-1934) Introduction Alys Hungerford has been described variously as “the blind poetess” and “blind authoress and playwright”. Two sources give us insight into her life. The first is a piece by Lesley Abrahams, published...
by Elizabeth Lhuede | Dec 6, 2023 | Essay
by Elizabeth Lhuede The final article in this year’s series on forgotten Australian women authors. This coming Monday, it’ll be 100 years since the death of Rosamond Agnes Benham (married name Taylor), poet, public lecturer, single mother and medical doctor. It...
by Elizabeth Lhuede | Nov 1, 2023 | Essay
by Elizabeth Lhuede Rediscovering Jessie Urquhart (1890-1948), another of our forgotten Australian women writers. In 1935, Zora Cross published an article, “Australian women who write”, in which she refers to many whose names will be familiar to readers of Australian...
by Elizabeth Lhuede | Oct 4, 2023 | Essay
by Elizabeth Lhuede Rediscovering Ethel Margaret Mills (1870-1951), aka Ethel Mills Primrose – another of our forgotten Australian women writers. Some time ago, when mentioning literary families in Australia, I referred to the Mills sisters, Ethel and Mabel. The...
