- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE2888
Fisher, Mary Lucy (Lala)
(1872 – 1929)- Born 21 July, 1872, Rockhampton Queensland Australia
- Died 20 March, 1929, Gladesville New South Wales Australia
- Occupation Editor, Journalist, Poet, Print journalist
Summary
Lala Fisher lived in London and worked as a journalist between 1897-1901. On her return to Australia she lived in Charters Towers and worked for various papers, including the radical New Eagle and Steele Rudd’s Magazine. Later, in Sydney, she became the owner/editor of Theatre Magazine from 1909 to 1918.
Fisher published several volumes of poetry. She was a founding member of the Society of Women Writers.
Events
- 1970 - 1920
Published resources
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Resource Section
- Fisher, Mary Lucy (Lala) (1872-1929), Hadgraft, Cecil and McDonald, Lorna L., 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080530b.htm
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Resource
- Trove: Fisher, Mary Lucy (1872-1929), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-760078
- Edited Book
- Newspaper Article
- Book
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Site Exhibition
- The Women's Pages: Australian Women and Journalism since 1850, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2008, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/cal/cal-home.html