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'Dymphna Lodewyckx was a brilliant linguist who easily won prizes and scholarships but cannot be said to have pursued a career; instead, she married Manning Clark, who earned great fame as an Australian historian. Occasional translations and classes gave Dymphna much pleasure and some pride, but they were not her priority. How could they be, when she was her husband’s constant research assistant and unofficial editor, as well as the mother of their six children? This was clearly her choice.

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Unorthodox Approach : A Daring Biography of a Remarkable Woman Brian Matthews , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 389 2017; (p. 16,17)
In the summer of 1988 I was part of an Adelaide Writers Week symposium on biography, the stars of which were two justly famous and accomplished biographers – Victoria Glendinning and Andrew Motion...' (Introduction)
In the Spotlight for Their Own Worth Fiona Capp , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 3-4 December 2016; (p. 28)

— Review of Cynthia Nolan : A Biography M. E. McGuire , 2016 single work biography ; Dymphna Judith Armstrong , 2016 single work biography
One More Gifted Girl Who Gave It All Up Helen Elliott , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 November 2016; (p. 18)

— Review of Dymphna Judith Armstrong , 2016 single work biography
The Biography of a Wife Christina Ealing-Godbold , 2015 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Women’s Book Review , vol. 27 no. 1 / 2 2015-2016; (p. 25-29)
'Dymphna Clark has come to the attention of the biographer, Judith Armstrong, and the nation, through her role as the wife of Australia’s best known historian, Manning Clark. Usually, this is not a basis for notoriety or indeed, sufficient attraction to persuade an author to undertake a feminist biography. The biography charts the changes in persona of the young woman throughout her studies and her marriage. The author gives her reason for undertaking this “biography of a wife” as perceiving the need to expose Dymphna Clark as a brilliant linguist and translator in her own right, rather than as she was known – as an academic’s wife and a mother of six children.' (Introduction)
One More Gifted Girl Who Gave It All Up Helen Elliott , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 November 2016; (p. 18)

— Review of Dymphna Judith Armstrong , 2016 single work biography
In the Spotlight for Their Own Worth Fiona Capp , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 3-4 December 2016; (p. 28)

— Review of Cynthia Nolan : A Biography M. E. McGuire , 2016 single work biography ; Dymphna Judith Armstrong , 2016 single work biography
Unorthodox Approach : A Daring Biography of a Remarkable Woman Brian Matthews , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 389 2017; (p. 16,17)
In the summer of 1988 I was part of an Adelaide Writers Week symposium on biography, the stars of which were two justly famous and accomplished biographers – Victoria Glendinning and Andrew Motion...' (Introduction)
The Biography of a Wife Christina Ealing-Godbold , 2015 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Women’s Book Review , vol. 27 no. 1 / 2 2015-2016; (p. 25-29)
'Dymphna Clark has come to the attention of the biographer, Judith Armstrong, and the nation, through her role as the wife of Australia’s best known historian, Manning Clark. Usually, this is not a basis for notoriety or indeed, sufficient attraction to persuade an author to undertake a feminist biography. The biography charts the changes in persona of the young woman throughout her studies and her marriage. The author gives her reason for undertaking this “biography of a wife” as perceiving the need to expose Dymphna Clark as a brilliant linguist and translator in her own right, rather than as she was known – as an academic’s wife and a mother of six children.' (Introduction)
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