Agnes Murphy, One Woman’s Wisdom (review)

Agnes Murphy, One Woman’s Wisdom (review)

by Teresa Pitt In March we ran Teresa’s essay on the life of Agnes Gillian Murphy (1869-1931), pioneering female journalist, feminist, music promoter, socialite and networker par excellence. She was widely travelled, wrote the first-ever biography of Dame Nellie...
Matilda Evans alias Maud Jeanne Franc

Matilda Evans alias Maud Jeanne Franc

by Nathan Hobby Nathan is a biographer who did his PhD on writing biography. He is naturally interested in how other writers portray their subjects. Here he discusses Matilda Jane Evans (1827-1886) who wrote under the name Maud Jeanne Franc. In 1882 she gave up...
Female Domestic Service

Female Domestic Service

by Stacey Roberts. Oh! The servant girl, the servant girl, she is the bane of life,
She fries the steaks, and steals your clothes, and fills your soul with strife.