Mary Gilmore
Mary Gilmore was an Australian journalist, poet, writer and social activist (1865–1962). She was born at Goulburn and died at Sydney.
Also recorded as Dame Mary Jean Gilmore; Dame Mary Jane Gilmore; Cameron.
Mary Gilmore in brief
- Born
- 1865
- Died
- 1962
- Known for
- journalist, poet, writer and social activist
- Place of birth
- Goulburn
Contents
Identity and origins
Mary Gilmore was recorded at birth as Mary Jean Cameron. The authorities additionally record the headings Dame Mary Jean Gilmore, Dame Mary Jane Gilmore and Cameron. Her recorded language was English. Her recorded confession was Presbyterianism.
Recognition and collections
Mary Gilmore received Victorian Honour Roll of Women, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Australian Media Hall of Fame.
Catalogued works
10 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1500 to 1894.
Fourteen Men. No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest. Battlefields. Marri'd and Other Verses. Nationality. The Brucedale Scandal. The Ancient. Papers relating to Mary Gilmore, dated 1875, held by Wellcome Collection. Birth scroll with prayers and invocations to Saints Quiricus and Julitta, dated c. 1500, held by Wellcome Collection. Private Letter Book, dated October 1894 - February 1895, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Gilmore, Dame Mary, (1865–3 Dec. 1962), writer, Who Was Who, 2007. Some Mary Gilmore Letters, Australian Literary Studies, 1972. Sketch of Dame Mary Gilmore, 2023. Mary Gilmore - A Memoir, Australian Literary Studies, 1972. Shaw Neilson and Mary Gilmore, Australian Literary Studies, 1972. Mapping a Memoir within Australian Landscapes: Shirley Walker, Coolabah, 2012.
Digitised editions and texts
2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
Studies in the Lives of Roman Empresses (1902) — Internet Archive. The Catholic Church in Alaska (1970) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 17 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
the recorded working language is English.
The field of work recorded is poetry.
Residence is recorded at Paraguay. Membership is recorded of New Australia Co-operative Settlement Association.
Works named in the authority record are Battlefields and Fourteen Men.
Distinctions recorded are Victorian Honour Roll of Women, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Australian Media Hall of Fame.
Chronology
- 1865Mary Gilmore born at Goulburn.
- 1902Studies in the Lives of Roman Empresses digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1962Mary Gilmore died at Sydney.
- 1970The Catholic Church in Alaska digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Gilmore, Dame Mary, (1865–3 Dec. 1962), writer, Who Was Who, 2007
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Mary Gilmore - A Memoir, Australian Literary Studies, 1972
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Shaw Neilson and Mary Gilmore, Australian Literary Studies, 1972
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
- 5.
Some Mary Gilmore Letters, Australian Literary Studies, 1972
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Mary Gilmore.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 7.
Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Mary Gilmore as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 8.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 6 works naming Mary Gilmore.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 9.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q455761: Mary Gilmore
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 10.
“Mary Gilmore”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
Elsewhere in Books
14,580 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Mary Darby RobinsonAuthor
- Mary Doria RussellAuthor
- Mary Eleanor Wilkins FreemanAuthor
- Mary Elizabeth ColeridgeAuthor
- Mary GordonAuthor
- Mary Higgins ClarkAuthor
- Mary HoffmanAuthor
- Mary HowittAuthor
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