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WILCOX
Mary Theodora Joyce
24 November 1873 — 14 December 1953
AKA: Dora; Mrs William MOORE
Additional Information
Additional Information
- Poet and playwright. Wrote such as 'Verses from Maori Land' (1905), 'Rata and Mistletoe' (1911), 'Seven Poems' (1924). She wrote an ode to celebrate the opening of Federal Parliament for which she won the Sydney Morning Herald Prize in 1927. Plays written by her include 'Commander Capston' (1931) and 'The Four-poster' (1937).
Resources
Image - Dora Wilcox
Wikimedia Commons: File:Dora Wilcox c1933.png
Link - Wilcox, Mary Theodora Joyce (1873–1953)
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Link - Dora Wilcox
Wikipedia
Link - Dora Wilcox ( – )
Australian Poetry Library
Link - Literary in-betweens: Dora Wilcox and Australasian writing
Australian Women's History Network
