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Life Summary

Name	Louisa Lawson
Alternative Names	Louisa Larsen Louisa Albury Archie Lawson
Born	17 February, 1848 Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Died	12 August, 1920 (aged 72) Gladesville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Anglican Methodist Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Windeyer, Mary Elizabeth (friend) Windeyer, Margaret (colleague) Kendall, Thomas Henry (supported)
Education *	Mudgee Public School (Sydney) (student, 1854-1863)
Occupation or Descriptor *	poet (1866-1920) New South Wales, Australia short story writer (1866-1920) New South Wales, Australia newspaper editor (1887-1905) New South Wales, Australia newspaper owner (1887-1905) New South Wales, Australia women's activist (1888-1920) New South Wales, Australia women's suffragist (1888-1920) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Australian Media Hall of Fame (inductee, 2017)
Clubs *	Dawn Club (Sydney) (member, 1889)
Legacies *	Louisa Lawson Cres (Gilmore, ACT) (eponym) Louisa Lawson Place (Bondi) (eponym) Louisa Lawson Reserve (Marrickville, Sydney) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Sydney Ragged Schools (patron) Sydney Technical College (member) Womanhood Suffrage League of New South Wales (member, 1891-1902) Womanhood Suffrage League of New South Wales (council member, 1891-1893) Sydney Technical College (board member, 1893) Women's Progressive Association (NSW) (council member, 1902)
Key Places *	Gladesville Mental Hospital (Sydney) (resident, ?-1920)
Social Issues *	asylum patient (NSW, ?-1920)
Workplaces *	Dawn newspaper (Sydney) (owner, 1888-1905)

* Dates are approximate