Quote by: Catherine Helen Spence

I had learned what wealth was, and a great deal about production and exchange for myself in the early history of South Australia - of the value of machinery, of roads and bridges, and of ports for transport and export.


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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