Letters from Louisa: The Experiences of Louisa MacDonald
In 1892 a young Scotswoman arrived in Australia to become the first principal of the new Women's College at the University of Sydney. For over a decade she wrote weekly letters to her friend and mentor in London, Eleanor Grove. Extracts from Louisa's letters tell the story of the early days of the Women's College and offer an insider's view of life at the University and in Sydney in the 1890s.
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In 1892 a young Scotswoman arrived in Australia to become the first principal of the new Women's College at the University of Sydney. For over a decade she wrote weekly letters to her friend and mentor in London, Eleanor Grove. Extracts from Louisa's letters tell the story of the early days of the Women's College and offer an insider's view of life at the University and in Sydney in the 1890s.
AcknowledgementsPrefacePt. 1Louisa Enters the World of University Women1From Scotland to London: Not Ladies, Only Students32Friendships: Eleanor Grove and the Kleeblatt113The Politics of Higher Education for Women20Pt. 2Louisa and the Women's College4The Admission of Women315Louisa's Arrival: The 1890s Depression426Showing Off the College547Students and Colonial Life64Pt. 3Women's Issues8A Sense of Solidarity799Women's Suffrage: Women's Role in the Professions9010Employment Opportunities for Women10011Teaching and Learning11112The Marriage Question: Sex and Friendship120Pt. 4Colonial Society in the 1890s13Louisa's Circle of Friends13514Louisa's Sydney14315High Society and Colonial Loyalties15216Holidays, Recreation and the Outback16217Louisa's Contribution to Feminism173Endnotes179Bibliography191Index196
