Agnes G. Murphy
By Teresa Pitt. The term ‘lesbian’, meaning a same-sex attracted woman, appeared in a medical dictionary for the first time in 1890. It didn’t pass into common usage for many decades after that.
Bella Guerin, From imperialistic butterfly to democratic grub
by Elizabeth Lhuede Another in our series of forgotten Australian women writers: Bella Guerin (1858-1923). Back in February, the Trove Facebook page posted the question, “Have you used Trove to research women’s history?” Accompanying the post was a photo of a group of...
“A clever and pretty blue stocking”: Ada A Kidgell
by Elizabeth Lhuede A short account of writer, journalist and feminist, Ada A Homan, née Kidgell (1869-1949). When I come across an author in the AustLit database who has only one publication and no biography listed, my detective nose twitches. While Ada A Kidgell may...
Mary Gaunt (2)
Bronwyn. “the Volta River is entrancingly lovely. It’s quiet reaches are like deep lakes in whose clear surface is mirrored the calm blue sky, the fleecy clouds and hills clothed in the densest green”
Capel Boake: Three short stories, and more
by Whispering Gums More on the writer, Capel Boake, with particular reference to three short stories. We introduced Boake in two posts in September, an overview post and a short story, “The room next door”....
Miles Franklin in America
They say any fool can get married but it takes a devilish clever woman to remain an old maid, so that is the distinction I covet.
