Mrs. Louisa Lawson papers

A 1630

fonds

1886-1920

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Textual Records, Ephemera, Clippings

9676409

Microfilm : CY 692

0.05 metres of textual material (1 volume in outsize box)

Louisa Lawson, 1848-1920, was a journalist and social reformer. She was born on Edwin Rouse's station, Guntawang, near Mudgee, N.S.W. In 1866 she married Norwegian-born Niels Hertzberg Larsen (known as Peter). In 1883 she separated from her husband and moved to Sydney with her children. Here she established the journals 'Republican' in 1887 and 'Dawn' in 1888 and founded the Dawn Club, a social reform club for women. As well as her contributions to periodicals, she published the tale 'Dert and Do' in 1904 and a book of verse 'The Lonely Crossing' in 1905.

Louisa Lawson was the mother of Henry Lawson, poet and short story writer.

References:
Radi, Heather. "Louisa Lawson (1848–1920)." Australian Dictionary of Biography. Accessed 11 December 2023.
https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lawson-louisa-7121
Louisa Lawson Poems 189- -1916. MLMSS 4408. Accessed 11 December 2023.
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9arpL5On

A collection of correspondence, poetry, newscuttings, photographs, an autobiographical essay and short stories.

Correspondents include George Robertson (Angus & Robertson), Hilma Parkes, Bruce Smith (MP), Robert Samuel Ross, William Dean, T.D. Mutch, Lady Mary Windeyer, Rose Scott and E.J. Todd.

Included in the collection are two Miner's Rights for Louisa Lawson.

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