WOMEN LECTURERS IN MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA 1880-1905.

As part of the research for my MA thesis on itinerant lecturer, journalist and women's rights activist Miss HELEN HART, I examined the classified advertisement columns headed 'Meetings & Lectures' of 'The Age' newspaper of Melbourne Australia, for the period 1880-1905. To my surprise I found that the names of many women appeared in these advertisements - either as lecturer or as secretary or committee member of various organisations. I also examined the classified advertisements under the heading 'Religious Notices' for part of the 1880s, and found yet more women's names.

Clearly, there were many women involved in public life, and yet little has been written about most of them. I thought initially to include a chapter on some of these women in my thesis, but it became unnecessary as sufficient material emerged on Hart.

Rather than leave the information in a filing cabinet, however, I have placed the names of these women, and the subjects on which they spoke, on this webpage. As an independent researcher, I cannot afford to simply give the full detail away, so I ask a small fee to provide full details of the dates the advertisements for each individual women appeared.

The advertisements give a date and place of the lecture, and thus may lead to reports and further details of the women concerned. While most of the women were based in Melbourne, there are references to interstate and overseas visitors, and I have included this detail where possible.

The information supplied may be for one reference date only, or could refer to a number of dates, spread over several years. 'The Age' newspaper itself is widely available on microfilm. If you are interested in obtaining the full detail, please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope if in Australia, or two International Reply Paid Coupons if overseas, together with payment of $Aust30, to: Helen D. Harris OAM, P.O. Box 92, Forest Hill, Australia, 3131.  A big thank you to Annabel Anderson, who provided additional information on Helen Hart’s activities in Tasmania, and for whom I have no address.

 

NAME

TOPIC

a'BECKETT, Mrs. T.A.

Literature

ACKERMAN, Miss Jessie

Religion; Temperance

ADAM, Mrs. (Snr)

Spiritualism

ADELE, Madame

Spiritualism

ALLEN, Mrs.

Spiritualism

ALLEYN, Mrs.

Spiritualism

ANDREW, Mrs. (USA)

Religion

ANDREWS, Mrs. T.R.

Charity

ANNETTE, Madame

Spiritualism

ARCHER, Madame

Spiritualism

ARNOLD, Miss (from India)

Religion

ATKINSON, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

ATKINSON, Miss Jennie

Temperance

 

 

BAEYERTZ, Mrs.

Religion

BAKER, Mrs.

Travel

BALARD, Mrs. E.

Spiritualism

BALLOU, Mrs. Addie (USA)

Spiritualism; Women's Suffrage

BARBER, Mrs.

Temperance; Religion

BARBERY, Mrs.

Spiritualism

BARNETT, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

BARR, Mrs.

Spiritualism

BARRINGTON, Mrs. (B of A)

Politics

BARRY, Mrs.

Socialist

BARTLETT, Mrs.

Spiritualism

BEAR, Miss (Annette)

Re legal age of consent

BEAR, Miss (Annette)

Vigilance Association

BEAR CRAWFORD, Mrs. A.

Women's Suffrage

BEAUMONT, Mrs.

Spiritualism

BELL, Miss

Temperance

BENHAM, Mrs.

Spiritualism

BERNHARDT, Mrs.

Spiritualism

BESANT, Annie

Social Issues

BESANT SCOTT, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

BESANT SCOTT, Mrs.

Literature

BIDDULPH, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

BLACKBURN, Mrs.

Religion

BLAIR, Miss

Crimes Act Amendment Bill

BLAKELEY, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

BLISS, Miss (of Madagscar)

Religion

BOAS, Mrs.

Spiritualism

BODEN, Mrs. Fred.

Spiritualism

BON VESTE, Mde.

Spiritualism

BOOTH, Miss

Crimes Act Amendment Bill

BOOTH, Miss S.

Religion

BOWIE, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

BRADLEY, Mrs.

Spiritualism

BRAITHWAITE, Miss

Religion

BRANFORD, Eleanor M.

Warrawee Club

BRIDE, Mrs.

Religion; Temperance

BRIGHAM, Mrs. Helen Temple

Spiritualism

BRIGHT, Mrs. Charles

Spiritualism

BROADBENT, Miss

Temperance

BROKENSHIRE, Mrs.

Religion

BROMILOW, Mrs.

Religion

BROWN, Mrs. E.M.E. (N.S.W.)

Religion; Temperance

BROWN/BROWNE, Mrs. F.M.K.

Religion

BROWN, Miss M. Hirst

Austral Salon

BROWNE, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

BROWNLIE, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

BURBANK, Mrs. Ednott

Spiritualism; Health

BUSHNELL, Dr. Kate (USA)

Religion

BUTLER, Mrs.

Temperance

 

 

CAIN, Mrs.

Religion

CALVERT, Mrs.

Spiritualism

CAMPBELL, Mrs.

Health; Spiritualism

CAMPBELL MURET, Mrs.

Health

CARMICHAEL, Miss Jennings

Poet

CARTER, Mrs.

Warrawee Club

CARTER, Mrs. F.G.

Social Science Congress

CARTIN, Millie

Social Issues

CASTILLA, Dr. Amy

Warrawee Club

CEMP, Mrs.

Spiritualism

CHAINEY, Mrs. Kimball (USA)

Spiritualism

CHAPMAN, Tessie B.

Religion

CHESTERFIELD, Miss

Religion

CHESTERS, J.

Women's Suffrage

CLARKE, M. Helen

Politics

CLARKE WELLS, Mrs. L.

Health

COFFYN, Mrs. S.M.

Cookery, Health

COOKE, Mrs. (USA)

Spiritualism

COLEMAN, Mrs.

Temperance

COLLINS, Sister

Politics

COOMBS, Mrs. J.W.

Temperance

COOMBER, Mrs. (COOMBS?)

Temperance

CONNOLLY, Miss E.E.M.

Artist

CORTISSOS, Mrs.

Temperance

CRAWFORD, Mrs.

Temperance

CRUTCHFIELD, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

CUMMING, Miss

Temperance

CUTHBERTSON, Miss

Politics

 

 

DAVENPORT, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

DAVIES, Miss

Religion; Socialist

DAVIES, Miss

Women's Suffrage

DAVIES, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

DAVIES, Bessie

Women's Suffrage

DAY, Mrs.

Spiritualism

DEANE, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

DEARDEN SMITH, Mrs.

Spiritualism

DEMAIN-GRANGE, Mrs.

Philosophy

DENNIS, Mrs.

Readings

DERHAM, Miss Enid

Literary

DETTMER, Mrs. Emilie

Temperance

DETTRIES, Mrs.

Temperance

DEVONPORT, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

DICK, Miss (Elphinstone)

Health

DICKENS, Mrs.

Health

DICKENSON, Mrs. Sidney

Austral Salon

DICKSON, Miss

Spiritualism

DIGBY, Miss

Religion

DOERY, Miss

Religion

DOWNES, Mrs.

Vic. Society, re servants

DOWNING, Mrs.

Religion; Temperance

DRAKE, C.

Women's Suffrage

DREYFUS, Mademoiselle

French Literature

DUGDALE, Mrs. H.

Temperance; Women's Rights

DYER, Mrs.

Temperance

 

 

ECYDS, Mrs.

Spiritualism

EDGER, Miss Lilian (N.Z)

Religion

EDWARDS, Mrs.

Spiritualism

ELLIOTT, Mrs.

Temperance; Spiritualism

ELLIOTT, Mrs. Catherine

Women's Suffrage

ELLIS, Miss, (B of Arts)

Literature

ELLIS, Miss

Warrawee Club

EMBLING, Mrs. W.H.

Vic Society, re servants

 

 

FAULKNER, Miss (UK)

Religion

FERGUSON, Mrs. Thomas

Temperance; Religion

FINDLAY, Mrs.

Temperance

FINLAY, Miss

Health; Temperance

FOLGER, Mrs. A.L.

Health

FORD, Miss Ada

Religion

FORSTER, Mrs. Sadlier

Temperance; Religion; Health

FOWLER, Miss Jessie Allen

Phrenology; Temperance

FOYE, Mrs. Ada

Spiritualism

'FRANCESCA'

Poetry

FRASER, Miss

Literary

FRYER, Mrs.

Discharged F. Prisoners Society

FULLERTON, Miss

Politics

 

 

GATENSON, Mrs.

Socialist

GAUNT, Miss G.E.

Health

GEACH, M.G.

Warrawee Club

GIBSON, Mrs.

Temperance

GILL, Miss Frances Tyrrell-

Poetry

GLENNON, Miss

Health

GLENNY, Mrs. (Auckland NZ)

Religion

GODWIN SMITH, Miss

Literary

GOLDSTEIN, Miss

Women's Suffrage

GOLDSTEIN, Miss

Social Issues

GOLDSTEIN, Mrs.

Charity Conference

GOOCH, Miss

Travel

GORDON, Mrs.

Spiritualism

GOUGH, Mrs. Evelyn

Warrawee Club; Literature

GRACE, Miss

Politics

GRANGE, Mrs. Demain

Philosophy

GRAVES, Miss

Socialist; Women's Suffrage

GREENHAM, Mrs.

Spiritualism

GREENWOOD, Mrs.

Discharged F. Prisoners Society

GREIG, Miss

Millinery

GRESLEY, Madame L.

Warrawee Club

GRIFFITHS, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

GROVER, Mrs. Jessie

Sericultural Co.

GUNN, Miney C. (USA)

Astrology; Spiritualism

GUSTAFSON, Mrs. Z.

Temperance

GUSTAFSON, Mrs. Z.

Women's Suffrage

 

 

HALL, Miss

Spiritualism

HALL, Mrs. Hannah (USA)

Religion

HALLEY, Mrs.

Religion

HAMER, Mrs.

Religion

HAMILTON, Mrs. (of London)

Dressmaking

HAMPSON, Mrs.

Religion

HANCOCK, Miss

Spiritualism

HANCOCK, Miss M.

Spiritualism

HARD, Mrs. C.P.

Religion

HARRIS, Mrs.

Cookery

HARRIS, Mrs. J.

Spiritualism

HARRISON, Mrs.

Religion

HARRISON LEE, Mrs.

Religion; Women's Suffrage

HASTINGS, Miss Lydia (USA)

Elocutionist

HEATH, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

HEINBOCHEL, Mrs.

Warrawee Club

HEINBOCKEL, Miss

Women's Suffrage

HEINBOCKEL, Miss Cush

Travel

HENDERSON, Mrs. E.R.

Women's Suffrage

HENRY, Miss

Health

HENRY, Miss A.

Social Issues

HENRY, Miss A.

Warrawee Club

HESLOP, Mrs.

Temperance

HILL, Mrs. Ruffy (W. Aust.)

Women's Suffrage

HILL, Mrs. T.P.

Novelist

HIRST BROWNE, Miss M.

Austral Salon

HISLOP, Mrs. (N.Z.)

Women's Suffrage

HOBBS, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

HOBBY, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

HODGES, Mrs.

Temperance

HOGG, Mrs.

Spiritualism

HOLDEN, Miss F.G.

Social Science Congress

HOWIE, Anna

Women's Suffrage

HOWIE, Laura

Women's Suffrage

HOWIE, Mrs. S.

Women's Suffrage

HOWISON, Miss Jean (Scotland)

Literary

HUGHES, Eva

Politics

HUGHES, Mrs. Ivan

Spiritualist

HUGHES, Mrs. J.

Spiritualism

HUGHES, Mrs. Sisson

Spiritualism

HULSEY, Mrs.

Religion; Temperance

HUMBLE, Mrs.

Religion; Temperance

HUMBLE, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

HUNT, Mrs. H.W.

Religion

HUTCHINSON, Mrs.

Spiritualism

 

 

IVEY, Miss

Socialist

JACKSON, Emily

Women's Suffrage

JACKSON, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

JUNO, Miss Eloise

Elocutionist

JENNY WREN

Spiritualism

 

 

KELLIE, Mrs. (Sydney)

Spiritualism

KELLY, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

KENNEDY, Miss E.

Health

KENT, Mrs.

Spiritualism

KILLEY, Miss

Socialist

KIMBALL-CHAINEY, Mrs. Anna (USA)

Spiritualism

KIRK, Mrs.

Temperance

KNIGHT, Mrs.

Spiritualism

KNIGHT, Mrs. R.T.

Spiritualism

KNOWLES, Mrs. E.A.

Religion

 

 

LAKE, Mrs, (S. Aust.)

Women's Suffrage

LAMBRICK, Miss

Travel

LANGDALE, Mrs.

Health; Women's Suffrage

LANGLANDS, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

LANGTON-LANGTON, Mrs. (UK)

Temperance

LAURE, Mrs.

Spiritualism

LAWS, Miss

Women's Suffrage

LEAVITT, Mrs.

Religion

LECKIE, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

LEE, Mrs. (Harrison)

Women's Suffrage

LEE, Mrs. (Harrison)

Politics, Religion

LEE ARCHER, Miss

Health

LE GRAND, Madame

Spiritualism

LE GRESLEY, Madame

Millinery

LEPPER, Fraulein Sophie

Health

LION, Mademoiselle M.

French Classes

LISTER, Miss

Women's Suffrage

LISTER, Mrs. Watson

Women's Suffrage

LONGHURST, Mrs.

Religion

LOCKE, Lilian

Socialist; Women's Suffrage

LORD, Miss

Temperance

LORNE, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

LOVE, Mrs.

Discharged. F. Prisoners Society

LOVE, Mrs. M.

Temperance

LOWE, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

LUDWIG, Mrs. (UK)

Religion

LYTTLETON, Miss

Literature

 

 

McCORMICK, Miss Josephine

Health

McDONALD, Miss

Temperance

McDONALD, Mrs.

Religion; Temperance

MacDONALD, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

McDOWELL, Mrs.

Temperance

MacFEW, Mrs.

Socialist

McGILL, Mrs.

Religion

McGUIRE, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

McKAY, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

McLEAN, Mrs. William

Women's Suffrage; Travel

McLENNAN, Mrs.

Spiritualism

McLEOD, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

McSWEENEY, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

MAGNER, Miss

Politics

MALCOLM, Miss

Temperance

MANN, Mrs. (Tom?)

Women's Suffrage

MARGARET, Sister

Temperance; Religion

MARKS, Mrs.

Temperance

MARY of Israelite House (USA)

Religion

MASSEY, Madame A.M. (NSW)

Temperance

MAXWELL, Mrs. George

Women's Suffrage

MELLON, Mrs.

Spiritualism

MERSON, Miss

Temperance

MERSON, Mrs.

Temperance

MICHIE, Miss

Women's Suffrage

MICHIE, Miss Janet

Social Issues

MIDDLEBROOK, Mrs.

Religion

MILL, Mrs. Rowlands

Religion

MILLARD, Mrs.

Religion

MILLIARD, Mrs.

Religion

MILLS, Mrs. Dr. Jane P. (USA)

Health

MILLS, Miss P.

Temperance

MOODIE, Mrs.

Women's Suffrage

MOON, Miss A.C.

Health

MOORHEAD, Mrs.

Charity Conference

MORGAN, Dr. Laura

Health

MORRIS, Miss Mary, (B of A)

Literature

MORRISON, Mrs.

Spiritualism

MORSE, Florence

Spiritualism

MORT, Miss

Religion

MOUCHETTE, Madame

Artist

MUIR, Mrs.

Socialist; Women's Suffrage

MUIR, Sarah

Women's Suffrage

MURAT, Madame

Health

MURET, Mrs. Campbell

Health

MURRAY, Mrs. A.

Health

 

 

NELSON, Mrs.

Spiritualism

NELSON, Mrs. E.J.

Religion

NIGHTINGALE, Mrs.

Charity Conference

NEVEIN, Mrs. A.

Spiritualism

NEWCOMBE, Miss

Religion

NICHOLLS, Mrs.

Politics

NIVEN, Miss

Health

 

 

OAKLEY, Mrs.Cooper

Religion

OATTS, Mrs. U.M. (Glasgow)

Religion

OFFENHAUSE, Madame

Spiritualism

O'GORMAN, Edith (USA)

Religion

ORGILL, Mrs.

Health

OSBORNE, Mrs. (USA)

Religion

 

 

PARKER, Mrs.

Spiritualism

PARKER, Mrs. Sarah

Spiritualism

PARSONS, Mrs.

Spiritualism

PAUL, Miss

Politics

PEARSON, Miss

Cookery

PEERS, Mrs.

Warrawee Club

PENNY, Miss

Religion

PERRATON, Mrs.

Music

PHILLIPS, Miss

Athlete

PHILLIPS, Miss