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Catherine Helen Spence

Catherine Helen Spence (31 October 1825 – 3 April 1910) was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician, leading suffragist, and Georgist. In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing (unsuccessfully) for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide. Called the "Greatest Australian Woman" by Miles Franklin and given the nomenclature of "Grand Old Woman of Australia' on her eightieth birthday, Spence was commemorated on the Australian five-dollar note issued for the Centenary of Federation of Australia.

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South Australia was the first community to give the secret ballot for political elections.

As we grew to love South Australia, we felt that we were in an expanding society, still feeling the ...

After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits.

Our South Australian farmers left their holdings in the hands of their wives and children too young ...

The first issue of The Register was printed in London, and gave a glowing account of the province th ...

There is nothing so costly to the state as a ruined life

Nothing is insignificant in the history of a young community, and - above all - nothing seems imposs ...

I had learned what wealth was, and a great deal about production and exchange for myself in the earl ...

I had seen Adelaide the dearest and the cheapest place to live in.

My brothers went to the parish school, one of the best in the county.

I had only two offers of marriage in my life, and I refused both.

I look back to a happy childhood.

Drinking habits were very prevalent among men, and were not in any way disgraceful, unless excessive ...

The Town Clerkship, however, was the means of giving me a lesson in electoral methods.

I count myself well educated, for the admirable woman at the head of the school which I attended fro ...