"To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition."
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About Catherine Helen Spence
Catherine Helen Spence was a prominent Australian author, teacher, journalist, politician, and leading suffragette. She was born in Melrose, Scotland in 1825 and immigrated to Adelaide, Australia with her family in 1839. Spence was a fierce advocate for social and political reform, campaigning for women's suffrage and the rights of children and workers. She wrote prolifically on these issues, as well as publishing novels and poetry that reflected her progressive views.
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