Miles Franklin, Alice Henry (newspaper story)
The editors educated women to understand that the unorganised woman worker was always at the mercy of the unscrupulous employer.
April Hersey, Back to the battling (nonfiction extract)
by April Hersey (1924-2020) On Wednesday, Bill discussed Kylie Tennant’s Ma Jones and the little white cannibals. The following extract is from of an article by April Hersey which was published in The bulletin in 1967. The piece gives an insight into...
Mary Gaunt, Alone in West Africa (nonfiction extract)
by Mary Gaunt On Wednesday, Bronwyn continued her discussion of Mary Gaunt and her work, focusing on her travel writings of the 1910s. The following extract is from Gaunt’s memoir, Alone in West Africa. The context: Gaunt has sent a load of luggage ahead of the...
Slow Dawning (newspaper review)
by Anonymous. Sex is handled fearlessly and without explanation. In this respect the book may shock older generations. Nevertheless, there is no suspicion of nastiness.
Evelyn Blackett, “For the Sake of Scalby” (fiction extract)
by Evelyn Blackett (1863-1943) A young woman forgoes her chance of love for the sake of her family. An oppressively hot February afternoon, the air above lay still, and the earth seemed as silent and lifeless as if suddenly dispeopled and forgotten. The sea was at...
