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Patricia Clarke Patricia Clarke i(A11460 works by) (a.k.a. Mary Patricia Clarke)
Born: Established: 1926 ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Author and editor Patricia Clarke has explored the role of women in Australia in the 19th Century in her works. She edited the Canberra Historical Journal for many years. She was awarded a PhD by Griffith University in 2004. 

Most Referenced Works

Notes

  • Other works by Patricia Clark not individually indexed on AustLit include:

    – 'Researching women journalists before and since the internet' Australian Newspaper History Group Newsletter, no. 89, September 2016, pp. 11-12.

    – 'Unravelling the Mystery Matron: Gertrude Frances Lawlor, AANS, Canberra Hospital, 1917, 1921-28' Canberra Historical Journal, No. 77, Sep 2016: 24-32.

    – 'A 'Lady From London' Reports from Queensland in the 1890s: Flora Shaw, London Times Correspondent' Celebrating Independent Thought: ISAA Twenty Years on : Conference Proceedings

    – 'Canberra Women in world War I : Community at Home, Nurses Abroad', Canberra Historical Journal, no. 75, September 2015 pp. 24-32.

    – 'The Australian Newspaper in Canberra 1964-1967', Media International Australia, no. 157, November 2015, pp. 41-48.

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Bold Types : How Australia’s First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail Canberra : National Library of Australia , 2022 24959281 2022 multi chapter work criticism

'In Bold Types , Patricia Clarke recounts the chequered journey of women journalists in the fight for gender equality from 1860 to the end of World War II. These were independent, adventurous women who ventured far and wide in search of news, relevance and equality.

'Together, stories of women from Anna Blackwell and Flora Shaw to Janet Mitchell and Caroline Isaacson, illustrate the gains and setbacks of women journalists over nearly a century. In each successive story, the tenacious determination of these women stands clear against the background of the prevailing patriarchy.

'Patricia Clarke was a trailblazer herself as the only woman on the Melbourne staff at the Australian News and Information Bureau in the early 1950s. In a detailed epilogue, Patricia shares stories of her own life and career in the days of crowded newsrooms, clattering typewriters, and overflowing cigarette trays.

'The book also features an introduction by Amy Remeikis, political reporter at The Guardian Australia , who reflects on the struggles and achievements of her early counterparts as well as the current working environment for women journalists.

'Bold Types is a book that will resound with and inspire today’s audience, in a world where women are still fighting for equal rights and often, respect in the workplace.'  (Publication summary)

2023 longlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Non Fiction Book designed by Nada Backovic.
y separately published work icon Tasma : The Life of Jessie Couvreur St Leonards : Allen and Unwin , 1994 Z468043 1994 single work biography
1995 joint winner Society of Women Writers, New South Wales, Awards Book Award for
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