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Louisa Lawson

Louisa Lawson, Australian poet and publisher (died 1920)

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Born
February 17, 1848
Died
August 12, 1920
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1848

About Louisa Lawson

Louisa Lawson was an Australian poet, writer, publisher, suffragist, and feminist. Her eldest son was the poet and author Henry Lawson. Lawson's son Henry also contributed poems and stories for the paper, and in 1894 The Dawn press printed Henry's first book, Short Stories in Prose and Verse. In 1889, Lawson founded The Dawn Club, which became the hub of the suffrage movement in Sydney. With her earnings and her experience from working on The Republican, Lawson was able, in May 1888, to edit and publish The Dawn, Australia's first journal produced solely by women, which was distributed throughout Australia and overseas.

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Louisa Lawson timeline

  1. With her earnings and her experience from working on The Republican, Lawson was able, in May 1888, to edit and publish The Dawn, Australia's first journal produced solely by women, which was distributed throughout Australia and overseas.
  2. In 1889, Lawson founded The Dawn Club, which became the hub of the suffrage movement in Sydney.
  3. Lawson's son Henry also contributed poems and stories for the paper, and in 1894 The Dawn press printed Henry's first book, Short Stories in Prose and Verse.

The world when Louisa Lawson was born

Louisa Lawson was born in 1848. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1848

  • Best-selling bookThe Communist Manifesto by Marx & Engels

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGold discovered at Sutter's Mill — California Gold Rush
  • Technology milestoneFirst modern chewing gum sold
  • Defining fadGold Rush fever
  • World population~1.28B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames K. Polk
  • U.S. population21.4M

1848 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Louisa Lawson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18482026
Population21.4M341 million

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