Special Achievements

• 1921 - First woman officially credited with production and direction of an Australian feature film 'Possum Paddock', which was a play that she wrote, produced, and presented.
• Eg. P.xi (preface) in 'Brilliant Careers:  Women in Australian Cinema" by Andree Wright (Pan, 1986).

Additional Information

Author of pantomimes, sketches, and songs.

Managed her own theatrical company, toured in Australia, Great Britain to include London, South Africa, and the United States.

Wrote, produced, and presented the plays and film:

• Under the Southern Cross
• When the Tide Rises
• The White Slave Traffic (1914)
• Why Girls Leave Home (1914)
• Possum Paddock (1919), which was made into a film, making her the first woman to direct a feature film in Australia
• On Our Selection (1921)
• The Limit (1921)
• The Bush Outlaw (1923)
• Find Me A Wife (1923)
• Gum Tree Gully (1924)
• Common Humanity (1927)
• The Newlyweds (1930)
• The Judgement of Jean Calvert (1935)
• Koala Valley (1938)

Image - Kate Howarde

Description: Drawing of Kate Howarde, Observer (NZ), 24 February 1894 Source: Papers Past Date: 1894 Author: unknown Permission: This image from New Zealand is in the public domain both in New Zealand and in other countries adhering to international copyright treaties, because its author died more than 50 years ago.

Wikipedia:

References

• McCarthy, Ina. Australian Dictionary of Biography. “Howarde, Catherine Clarissa (Kate) (McCarthy 1864–1939)”. accessed 14 December 2019.
• The Australian Women's Register. “Howarde, Kate (1864 - 1939)”. accessed 14 December 2019.
• Wikipedia. “Kate Howarde”. accessed 14 December 2019.
• Bertrand, Ina. Women Film Pioneers. “Kate Howarde”. accessed 14 December 2019.
• Bertrand, Ina. Senses of Cinema. “Celebrating Kate Howarde”. accessed 14 December 2019.