{"product_id":"2026200015987-secondhand-louisa-lawson-henry-lawsons-crusading-mother","title":"Louisa Lawson: Henry Lawson's Crusading Mother","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Henry Lawson became Australia's most celebrated poet and writer, there was Louisa — a woman of fierce independence, radical conviction, and indomitable spirit who carved her own remarkable legacy in the rough terrain of colonial Australia. Louisa Lawson: Henry Lawson's Crusading Mother chronicles the extraordinary life of Louisa Lawson, a pioneering feminist, publisher, and suffragist who founded the landmark women's journal The Dawn in 1888 and fought tirelessly for the rights of women at a time when such battles were both dangerous and revolutionary. Lorna Ollif presents a vivid portrait of a woman who refused to be defined by the celebrated son who would eclipse her in the public memory, illuminating instead her singular courage and intellectual ferocity against the backdrop of 19th-century Australian society.\n\nOllif's biographical prose is precise and deeply researched, situating Louisa Lawson within the broader currents of Australian feminism, working-class struggle, and colonial print culture with authoritative clarity. The work argues, compellingly, that Louisa's contributions to Australian social reform deserve to stand entirely on their own merits — independent of her son's towering reputation. For readers of Australian history and biography, this is an essential and long-overdue reckoning with a woman whose crusading voice shaped a nation, and whose story is far from finished being told.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342772478171,"sku":"2026200015987-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/17dccc91-d144-47b5-ae7d-8e4b318971c8.png?v=1790049005","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015987-secondhand-louisa-lawson-henry-lawsons-crusading-mother","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}