Show Notes
Welcome to the first of our three-part series celebrating the iconic Australian feminist novel My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin. In this first part, Michelle is taking inspiration from Just the Gist (our favourite podcast) to tell Caitlin the incredible life of Stella Miles Franklin. We promise you’ll also be obsessed with her by the end of this episode.
Sources: ‘My Brilliant Career’ by the National Museum of Australia Miles Franklin by Dr Rachel Franks for State Library of NSW
(Please excuse some bumpy noises when Michelle got very passionate while telling this story and couldn’t stop moving her hands)
For your convenience, here's everything else we mentioned in this episode: Henry Lawson (poet) Banjo Paterson (poet) Trent Dalton (author) Fierceland by Omar Musa The Miles Franklin Award The Stella Prize Life of M by Rachel Cusk Fruit Fly by Josh Silver Chat 10 Looks 3 (podcast)
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