Louisa Atkinson
Caroline Louisa Waring Calvert (née Atkinson; 25 February 1834 – 28 April 1872) was an early Australian writer, botanist and illustrator. While she was well known for her fiction during her lifetime, her long-term significance rests on her botanical work. She is regarded as a ground-breaker for Australian women in journalism and natural science, and is significant in her time for her sympathetic references to Aboriginal Australians in her writings and her encouragement of conservation.
Louisa Atkinson | |
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| Born | Caroline Louisa Waring Atkinson 25 February 1834 Oldbury, near Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 28 April 1872 (aged 38) Swanton, near Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia |
| Other names | Caroline Calvert, L.A., L.C. |
| Occupation(s) | Botanist, journalist, novelist, illustrator |
| Spouse | James Snowden Calvert |
| Children | 1 |
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