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Dedication: Letter addressed to Mr Kernahan [Coulson Kernahan]: '...Why cannot I say simply what, after all, is the thing I wish to say - namely, that I should like to place on record my gratitude for the warm and generous welcome which, ten years ago, you held out to an unknown writer? Sincerely, Ethel Curlewis.'
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From Colonial to Modern: Transnational Girlhood in Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Children's Literature, 1840-1940
Toronto
:
University of Toronto Press
,
2018
15039944
2018
multi chapter work
criticism
'Through a comparison of Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand texts published between 1840 and 1940, From Colonial to Modern develops a new history of colonial girlhoods revealing how girlhood in each of these emerging nations reflects a unique political, social, and cultural context.
'Print culture was central to the definition, and redefinition, of colonial girlhood during this period of rapid change. Models of girlhood are shared between settler colonies and contain many similar attitudes towards family, the natural world, education, employment, modernity, and race, yet, as the authors argue, these texts also reveal different attitudes that emerged out of distinct colonial experiences. Unlike the imperial model representing the British ideal, the transnational girl is an adaptation of British imperial femininity and holds, for example, a unique perception of Indigenous culture and imperialism. Drawing on fiction, girls’ magazines, and school magazine, the authors shine a light on neglected corners of the literary histories of these three nations and strengthen our knowledge of femininity in white settler colonies.' (Publication summary)
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Anna Beth McCormack : Hartnett, Jinks and Honey
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 32 2010; (p. 19) -
The Real Australian Girl? Some Post-Federation Writers for Girls
1993
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Time to Write : Australian Women Writers 1890-1930 1993; (p. 73-87) -
New Books
1904
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 2 November vol. 69 no. 1813 1904; (p. 36)
— Review of Mother's Little Girl 1904 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
1904
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 December vol. 25 no. 1298 1904; (p. 2)
— Review of Mother's Little Girl 1904 single work children's fiction
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Untitled
1904
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 December vol. 25 no. 1298 1904; (p. 2)
— Review of Mother's Little Girl 1904 single work children's fiction -
New Books
1904
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 2 November vol. 69 no. 1813 1904; (p. 36)
— Review of Mother's Little Girl 1904 single work children's fiction -
Anna Beth McCormack : Hartnett, Jinks and Honey
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 32 2010; (p. 19) -
The Real Australian Girl? Some Post-Federation Writers for Girls
1993
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Time to Write : Australian Women Writers 1890-1930 1993; (p. 73-87) -
y
From Colonial to Modern: Transnational Girlhood in Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Children's Literature, 1840-1940
Toronto
:
University of Toronto Press
,
2018
15039944
2018
multi chapter work
criticism
'Through a comparison of Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand texts published between 1840 and 1940, From Colonial to Modern develops a new history of colonial girlhoods revealing how girlhood in each of these emerging nations reflects a unique political, social, and cultural context.
'Print culture was central to the definition, and redefinition, of colonial girlhood during this period of rapid change. Models of girlhood are shared between settler colonies and contain many similar attitudes towards family, the natural world, education, employment, modernity, and race, yet, as the authors argue, these texts also reveal different attitudes that emerged out of distinct colonial experiences. Unlike the imperial model representing the British ideal, the transnational girl is an adaptation of British imperial femininity and holds, for example, a unique perception of Indigenous culture and imperialism. Drawing on fiction, girls’ magazines, and school magazine, the authors shine a light on neglected corners of the literary histories of these three nations and strengthen our knowledge of femininity in white settler colonies.' (Publication summary)