Louisa Lawson, mother of iconic Australian writer Henry Lawson was also the mother of womanhood suffrage in New South Wales.
An award-winning short story by Amazon #1 Bestselling author JB Rowley
Back in the 1800s when Louisa Lawson was a young woman, men scoffed at ‘this nonsensical idea of giving women the vote’. However, for Louisa Lawson it was simply ‘a just privilege so long denied’.
Louisa Lawson was a writer and a newspaper editor as well as being the mother of four children including Henry Lawson, well-known Australian writer and bush poet.
The Woman at the Back of the Room is a short story of just over 1500 words.
