Louisa Lawson: ‘A Splendid Horse Woman’
Louisa’s riding days were curtailed when she married a gold prospector and had five children. But her skills with horses remained undiminished.
Louisa Lawson: Primary Sources
How is it that we know anything at all about Louisa Lawson? Or about her daughter Gertrude (pictured)? Let’s talk about the crucial primary sources…
Louisa Lawson’s Statue
A statue says something about who we, as a community, think is important. Louisa Lawson’s statue is therefore an important step forward in ensuring …
Angry and dismayed
Having spent quite some time deep in the archives I’ve emerged from the stacks – how shall I put this – angry. It’s now clear to me that erasure and vilification shaped Louisa Lawson’s life and her subsequent legacy.