Author: Beaumont, Jeanette; Vere Hole, W.
Title: Letters from Louisa: A Woman's View of the 1890s, Based on the Letters of Louisa Macdonald, First Principal of the Women's College, University of Sydney.
Description: Sydney, St Leonards Allen & Unwin, 1996. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, pages lightly toned, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear. 202 pp. This is the story of the contribution of one of Australia's early feminists. A young Scotswoman arrived in Australia in 1892, to become the first principal of the new Women's College at the University of Sydney. Louisa wrote letters to her friend and mentor in London, Eleanor Grove. Extracts from the letter's tell the story of the early days of the Women's College and give an insider's view of life at the University and in Sydney in the 1890s. Louisa was involved in campaigns for suffrage and against workplace exploitation, and made a major contribution to the higher education of women. ISBN: 1864480548

Keywords: australian biography, australian history, gender, feminists, education, gender, sydney, letters, new south wales (nsw), sydney 1864480548


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