Name/TitleGathered In
MakerSpence, Catherine Helen
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectHardcover publication titled 'Gathered In: A novel by Catherine Helen Spence, Australia's first 'emancipated' woman novelist', with an introduction by B.L. Waters and G.A. Wilkes. First published in the Adelaide Observer, 3 September 1881 to 18 March 1882; published in book form in 1977. Described by the author as "my best novel - the novel into which I put most of myself, the only novel I wrote with tears of emotion."
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, board and paper
MeasurementsH: 223 x W: 145 x D: 22 mm
Date Made1880s
Period1880s
Place MadeAustralia, Sydney NSW
PublisherSydney University Press
Publication Date1977
Publication PlaceAustralia, Sydney
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Helen_Spence:
Catherine Helen Spence (31 October 1825 – 3 April 1910) was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician, leading suffragist, and Georgist. Spence was also a minister of religion and social worker, and supporter of electoral proportional representation. In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing (unsuccessfully) for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide. Called the "Greatest Australian Woman" by Miles Franklin and by the age of 80 dubbed the "Grand Old Woman of Australia", Spence was commemorated on the Australian five-dollar note issued for the Centenary of Federation of Australia.
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Object TypeBook
ISBN/ISSN0 424 00041 5
Object numberGWL-2023-96-1
Spine LabelGATHERED IN ~ Spence ~ SYDNEY
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