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Oct 31, 1825 Melrose, Scotland, United Kingdom Died on 03 Apr 1910 (aged 84)
Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and suffragist
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About Catherine Helen Spence
- Catherine Helen Spence (31 October 1825 – 3 April 1910) was a Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician, leading suffragist, and Georgist.
- In 1897 she became Australia's first female political candidate after standing (unsuccessfully) 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.
