Charlotte Barton b. 1797

Also known as Charlotte Waring, Charlotte Atkinson
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Charlotte Barton came to Australia upon her father's death to work as a governess. Two of her daughters went on to become well-known artists but Barton is best known as the author of 'A Mother's Offering to her Children', the first children's book to be written and published in Australia.
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(Atkinson house and landscape at Oldbury)

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