Project Gutenberg 2003-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 92 Spence, Catherine Helen 1825 1910 An Autobiography Produced by Col Choat. HTML version by Al Haines. "An Autobiography" by Catherine Helen Spence is a personal memoir written during the late 19th century, detailing the life and experiences of one of Australia’s early feminist and social reform advocates. The book begins with Spence's reflections on her childhood in Scotland, her family's migration to South Australia, and her subsequent growth as a writer, teacher, and political thinker. It captures her formative years, experiences with education, family dynamics, and the socio-political context of her time. The opening of the autobiography paints a vivid picture of Spence's early life, sharing memories of her childhood in Melrose, Scotland, and her family's decision to migrate to South Australia when she was just fourteen. Spence emphasizes the influence of her parents and her education on shaping her ideals and ambitions. She describes her happy upbringing, despite the struggles her family faced, including her father's financial difficulties. The narrative sets the stage for her later achievements and reflects on the personal and societal challenges she encountered while striving for reform, equality, and women's rights in her new homeland. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Spence, Catherine Helen, 1825-1910 Women social reformers -- Australia -- South Australia -- Biography South Australia -- Social conditions Proportional representation Feminists -- Australia -- South Australia -- Biography HQ Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Politics 437085 432723 2024-10-02T11:37:45.896208 2023-10-02T10:01:17.013424 text/html text/html 427160 2020-12-27T20:43:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 162668 2020-12-27T20:43:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 240365 2024-10-02T11:37:53.629170 application/epub+zip 247985 2024-10-02T11:37:49.015190 application/epub+zip 231984 2024-10-02T11:37:47.801202 application/epub+zip 425538 2024-10-02T11:37:57.360132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411442 2024-10-02T11:37:52.903169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384427 2022-09-02T13:32:51.209002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416540 416507 2024-10-02T11:37:45.305256 2023-10-02T10:01:16.574399 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 416403 2020-12-27T20:43:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161276 2020-12-27T20:43:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20564 2024-10-02T11:37:57.494130 application/rdf+xml 14275 2024-10-02T11:37:48.343178 image/jpeg 3754 2024-10-02T11:37:48.069178 image/jpeg 235009 2024-10-02T11:37:45.934207 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia