25 February 1834 — 28 April 1872
AKA: Louisa Atkinson, Caroline Calvert
Special Achievements
She contributed many natural history articles to Sydney papers and journals becoming the first Australian born woman novelist when she published Gertrude the Emigrant: A Tale of Colonial Life (“by an Australian Lady”) in 1857.
Image - Louisa Atkinson
Description: Louisa Atkinson (1834-1872) Date: Unknown date Source: http://www.pioneerwomen.com.au/gentlearts.htm Author: Unknown Permission: Public domain
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Image - Atkinsonia ligustrina
Description: Atkinsonia ligustrina Threatened species: ROTAP: 2RCa Erect shrub 1–2 m high. Occurs in woodland and heath in exposed sites, a single plant often parasitic on the roots of many nearby plants. Confined to a small area in the Blue Mountains. Atkinsonia was named after Louisa Atkinson, a plant collector who found many new plants in the Blue Mountains, including the specimen of A. ligustrina that Cunningham based his description on. plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&am... Date: 9 December 2017, 14:40:24 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/summitvista/38971216801/ Author: Brian G
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Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Lives catalogue, Women’s Museum of Australia (formerly the National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame), Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
Wikipedia. “Louisa Atkinson”. accessed 7 December 2019.
Link - Atkinson, Caroline Louisa Waring (1834 - 1872)
Encyclopedia of Australian Science