Catherine Helen Spence
(1825–1910)

Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician, and leading suffragette. In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing (unsuccessfully) for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide.

Catherine Helen Spence

Works

Novels

  • Clara Morison: A Tale of South Australia During the Gold Fever (1854) (transcription volumes: 1, 2) (transcription volumes: 1, 2)
  • Tender and True: A Colonial Tale (1856)
  • Mr. Hogarth's Will (1865)
  • The Author's Daughter (1868) (transcription project, vol. 1) IA IA
  • Gathered In
  • An Agnostic's Progress from the Known to the Unknown (1884) (start transcription)
  • A Week in the Future (1889)
  • Handfasted (1984)

Non fiction

  • A Plea for Pure Democracy (1861)
  • The laws we live under (1880)
  • State children in Australia: A history of boarding out and its developments (1909)
  • Catherine Helen Spence: An autobiography (1910)

Works about Spence

Works by this author published before January 1, 1927 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

 
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