Mrs. Aeneas Gunn (1870–1961)
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- Kanonisk navn
- Gunn, Mrs. Aeneas
- Juridisk navn
- Gunn, Jeannie
- Fødselsdato
- 1870-06-05
- Dødsdag
- 1961-06-09
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- Australia
- Fødested
- Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Dødssted
- Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
- Bopæl
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Northern Territory, Australia - Uddannelse
- University of Melbourne
- Erhverv
- teacher
novelist
volunteer worker - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Order of the British Empire (Officer, 1939)
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- Værker
- 11
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- 1
- Medlemmer
- 578
- Popularitet
- #43,351
- Vurdering
- 3.7
- Anmeldelser
- 9
- ISBN
- 78
- Sprog
- 2
Of course, it's easy (and fair) to grimace at Gunn's portrayal of non-white people, not to mention her own less-than-progressive views on her role as a woman. But the lady was born in 1870, and she was content to be a pioneer in her on ways without getting enveloped in the still cloudy issue of feminism. As with many books of this kind, we can't necessarily blame Gunn for all of her stereotyping, we can simply ensure that we read with a critical eye, and treat this book as an important historical and literary piece - especially in terms of what it tells us about the role of women and the approach to the outback.… (mere)