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Dawn (feminist Newsletter)
''The Dawn'' was a monthly newsletter published in Western Australia in the early 20th century by Bessie Rischbieth as the official organ of that State's Women's Service Guilds, and later also of the Australian Federation of Women Voters. History ''Dawn'' or ''The Dawn'' was founded in 1919 and edited by Bessie Rischbieth in Perth, Western Australia as the official organ of the Women's Service Guilds of Western Australia (WSGWA), an umbrella organization which brought together representatives of various Western Australian women's non-party (and non-Socialist) organizations. When the Australian Federation of Women's Societies, of which Rischbieth was a founder and its first president, was established, ''Dawn'' became its newspaper also. The Australian Federation of Women's Societies, which had its origins as early as 1919 and affiliated with the International Women's Suffrage Alliance and British Dominions Women Citizens' Union, was a peak association of Australian non-political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisa Lawson
Louisa Lawson (née Albury) (17 February 1848 – 12 August 1920) was an Australian poet, writer, publisher, suffragist, and feminist. She was the mother of the poet and author Henry Lawson. Early life Louisa Albury was born on 17 February 1848 at Guntawang Station near Gulgong, New South Wales, the daughter of Henry Albury and Harriet Winn. She was the second of 12 children in a struggling family, and like many girls at that time left school at 13. On 7 July 1866 aged 18 she married Niels Larsen (Peter Lawson), a Norwegian sailor, at the Methodist parsonage at Mudgee, New South Wales. He was often away gold mining or working with his father-in-law, leaving her on her own to raise four children – Henry 1867, Charles 1869, Peter 1873 and Getrude 1877, the twin of Annette who died at eight months. Louisa grieved over the loss of Annette for many years and left the care of her other children to the oldest child, Henry. This led to ill feelings on Henry's part towards his mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Establishments In Australia
Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the coast of the Hebrides; 201 people, mostly servicemen returning home to Lewis and Harris, are killed. * January 2– 22 – Russian Civil War: The Red Army's Caspian-Caucasian Front begins the Northern Caucasus Operation against the White Army, but fails to make progress. * January 3 – The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement is signed by Emir Faisal (representing the Arab Kingdom of Hejaz) and Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, for Arab–Jewish cooperation in the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and an Arab nation in a large part of the Middle East. * January 5 – In Germany: ** Spartacist uprising in Berlin: The Marxist Spartacus League, with the newly formed Communist Party of Germany and the Independent Social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
