- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE2889
McGowan, Henrietta Celeste
( – 1937)- Died 31 December, 1937
- Occupation Journalist, Print journalist
Summary
Henrietta McGowan was a pioneer woman journalist who edited a women’s page for The Age newspaper in Melbourne for seventeen years. She had a keen interest in issues affecting women, especially working women. In 1913 she collaborated with Margaret Cuthbertson, the first female factory inspector in Victoria, to publish Woman’s Work, a guide to the nature, terms and conditions of many kinds of work for women.
Events
- 1900 - 1920
Published resources
- Book
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Site Exhibition
- The Women's Pages: Australian Women and Journalism since 1850, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2008, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/cal/cal-home.html
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Resource Section
- Cuthbertson, Margaret Gardiner (1864 - 1944), Hyslop, Anthea, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080206b.htm
- McGowan, Samuel Walker (1829 - 1887), Gittins, Jean, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050181b.htm
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Resource
- Trove: McGowan, Henrietta Celeste (1937-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-744086