Quote by: Catherine Helen Spence

Probably my mother's life was prolonged beyond that of a long-lived family by her coming to Australia in middle life; and if I ever had any tendency to consumption, the climate must have helped me.


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  • NameCatherine Helen Spence
  • DescriptionScottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and suffragist
  • AliasesCatherine Helen Spence
  • BornOctober 31, 1825
  • DiedApril 3, 1910
  • CountryAustralia
  • ProfessionJournalist; Autobiographer; Novelist; Critic; Feminist