Ethel Sibyl Turner b. 1870

Also known as Ethel Curlewis, Ethel Mary Burwell, Ethel M. Turner, Ethel Mary Turner, Ethel Turner
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Novelist, author of 'Seven Little Australians', whose artistic practice was more a socially acceptable hobby than a serious endeavour. Before consolidating her successful career as a writer Turner, with her older sister Lilian, taught art to children.
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Name
Ethel Sibyl Turner
Also known as:
  • Ethel Curlewis
  • Ethel Mary Burwell
  • Ethel M. Turner
  • Ethel Mary Turner
  • Ethel Turner
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • novelist (ANZSIC code: 9002)
Birth date
1870
Death date
1958
Active Period
  • c.1891 - c.1894
Cultural Heritage
  • English
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Legacy data. Source 'unknown'

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References [<ExternalResource: Poole, Philippa (ed.) (1979), 'The Diaries of Ethel Turner', Sydney, NSW : Lansdowne (paperback edn 1998).>, <ExternalResource: Turner, (Ethel); and Stevens, Bertram (eds) (1919), 'The Australian Soldiers' Gift Book', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Niall, Brenda (1990), 'Turner, Ethel Mary (1870 - 1958)', Melbourne, Vic : Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 12, Melbourne University Press, pp 290-292.>, <ExternalResource: Favelle, Kathryn (2000), ''My Last Great Work (Hah, Hah!)' The Juvenilia of Australian Writers', National Library of Australia News, September, p. 8.>]