After the break up of the municipality and the loss of his income my father lost health and spirits. health
I had only two offers of marriage in my life, and I refused both. marriage
Catherine Helen Spence Novelist
- Gender: Female
- Citizenship: Australia
- Born: Oct 31, 1825
- Died: Apr 3, 1910
Catherine Helen Spence was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and leading suffragist. In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing for the Federal Convention held in Adelaide. Called the "Greatest Australian Woman" by Miles Franklin and given the nomenclature of "Grand Old Woman of Australia' on her eightieth birthday, Spence was commemorated on the Australian five-dollar note issued for the Centenary of Federation of Australia.