Project Gutenberg 2003-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 198 Spence, Catherine Helen 1825 1910 An Autobiography Produced by Col Choat. HTML version by Al Haines. "An Autobiography" by Catherine Helen Spence is a personal memoir written during the late 19th century, detailing the life and experiences of one of Australia’s early feminist and social reform advocates. The book begins with Spence's reflections on her childhood in Scotland, her family's migration to South Australia, and her subsequent growth as a writer, teacher, and political thinker. It captures her formative years, experiences with education, family dynamics, and the socio-political context of her time. The opening of the autobiography paints a vivid picture of Spence's early life, sharing memories of her childhood in Melrose, Scotland, and her family's decision to migrate to South Australia when she was just fourteen. Spence emphasizes the influence of her parents and her education on shaping her ideals and ambitions. She describes her happy upbringing, despite the struggles her family faced, including her father's financial difficulties. The narrative sets the stage for her later achievements and reflects on the personal and societal challenges she encountered while striving for reform, equality, and women's rights in her new homeland. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Spence, Catherine Helen, 1825-1910 Women social reformers -- Australia -- South Australia -- Biography South Australia -- Social conditions Proportional representation Feminists -- Australia -- South Australia -- Biography HQ Text Category: Biographies 437222 2025-08-02T10:34:29.371856 text/html 427160 2020-12-27T20:43:25 text/html 240425 2025-08-02T10:34:36.733806 application/epub+zip 247951 2025-08-02T10:34:32.303841 application/epub+zip 231951 2025-08-02T10:34:31.128834 application/epub+zip 425556 2025-08-02T10:34:40.180780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411442 2025-08-02T10:34:36.071828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384427 2022-09-02T13:32:51.209002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416540 2025-08-02T10:34:28.783864 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 416403 2020-12-27T20:43:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18934 2025-08-02T10:34:40.328805 application/rdf+xml 14275 2025-08-02T10:34:31.652821 image/jpeg 3754 2025-08-02T10:34:31.382822 image/jpeg 162668 2020-12-27T20:43:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 161276 2020-12-27T20:43:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 235053 2025-08-02T10:34:29.405857 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia