Dorothy Marguerite Catts (1877–1961) was an Australian writer and businesswoman. She was co-editor of two periodicals, Australian Home Budget and Countrywoman in New South Wales.
Dorothy M. Catts | |
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| Born | Dorothy Marguerite Purcell 1 March 1896 Beecroft, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 10 March 1961 (aged 65) Young, New South Wales, Australia |
Life
editCatts was the daughter of Frances Eliza (née Lepherd) and builder, Peter Purcell.[1] She was born on 1 March 1896 at Beecroft, New South Wales.[2]
She married James Howard Catts at St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church in Sydney on 8 September 1920.[3] James was then Member for Cook in the Federal Parliament but lost his seat in 1922. The couple made their home at Huntleys Point.[4]
In December 1922, she and her husband founded a printing company[5] and published Australian Home Budget. She edited the magazine for 25 years,[6] which included free paper patterns for dressmaking.
Catts died at Young, New South Wales on 10 March 1961.[2] Her husband predeceased her in 1951.[1]
Catts Place, in the Canberra suburb of Gilmore, is named in her honour.[6]
Works
editBiographies
edit- Catts, Dorothy M. (1953). James Howard Catts, M.H.R. Ure Smith.[7]
- ——— (1957). King O'Malley, man and statesman : with an introd. by Dame Mary Gilmore. Publicity Press. ISBN 978-91-30-00110-1.[8]
Novels
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Hoyle, Arthur, "Catts, Dorothy Marguerite (1896–1961)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 21 August 2023
- ^ a b "Dorothy M. Catts". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Personal". Daily Examiner. Vol. 9, no. 1582. New South Wales, Australia. 14 September 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 21 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 26, 088. New South Wales, Australia. 16 August 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 21 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Scott, Brendan. Robert John Cuthbert Butler: A Life in Three Sermons: Radicalism and Identity in the Labour Movement, 1889–1950 (PDF) (Thesis). Flinders University. p. 114.
- ^ a b "Division of Gilmore". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. P11. Australia. 15 May 1987. p. 17. Retrieved 21 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Catts, Dorothy M. (1953), James Howard Catts, M.H.R., Ure Smith, retrieved 7 October 2023
- ^ Catts, Dorothy M. (1957), King O'Malley, man and statesman : with an introd. by Dame Mary Gilmore, Publicity Pr, ISBN 978-91-30-00110-1
- ^ Catts, Dorothy M. (1946), Dawn to destiny, Consolidated Press, retrieved 7 October 2023
- ^ Catts, Dorothy M. (1947), Cornerstone, Shakespeare Head, retrieved 7 October 2023
- ^ Catts, Dorothy M. (1955), Those golden years, Hutchinson, retrieved 7 October 2023
- ^ Catts, Dorothy M. (1957), The Crathies of Killars, Hurst & Blackett, retrieved 7 October 2023