An Autobiography

"An Autobiography" by Catherine Helen Spence is a memoir about the author’s life as a prominent feminist and social reformer in 19th-century Australia. The book starts with her memories of growing up in Scotland, then tells the story of her family moving to South Australia, and how she became a writer, teacher, and political thinker. She talks about how her education and family shaped her views, showing her childhood and the challenges her family faced, like her dad's money problems. This sets the scene for all the things she would accomplish later and shows what it was like to fight for equality and women's rights in a new country.