Catherine Helen Spence, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Catherine Helen Spence

Scottish-born Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician and suffragist

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1825

Place of Birth: Melrose, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 03-Apr-1910

Profession: writer, suffragette, journalist, critic, novelist, autobiographer, suffragist, feminist

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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.