- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE3697
Harwood, Marian Fleming
- Maiden name Reid, Marian
Married name Harwood, Mrs Septimus
- Born 9 March 1846, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- Died 28 July 1934, Bellevue Hill Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Occupation Academic, Peace activist, Philanthropist, Teacher
Summary
Marian Harwood was a committed member of the New South Wales branch of the Peace Society, becoming vice-president in 1913. She founded the journal Pax in 1912, and established a library of peace literature. Harwood funded the Sydney office of the Peace Society and offered prizes to children in state secondary schools for essays on peace. She also gave money to several Sydney hospitals and children’s homes. Marian Harwood had a strong interest in feminist organisations. She wrote several monographs on subjects that ranged from the life of Rose Scott, to the success or otherwise of international peace conferences, and to the study and performance of Shakespeare’s plays.
Published resources
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Resource Section
- Harwood, Marian Fleming (1846-1934), Jordens, Ann-Mari, 2006, http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/AS10211b.htm
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Edited Book
- 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology, Radi, Heather, 1988, https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20071105022623/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/78644/20071105-1315/www.200australianwomen.com/index.html
- Journal Article
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Monograph
- Peace Conferences at Home and Abroad: with some general news about the peace movement, Harwood, Marian Fleming (Mrs Septimus), 1924
- The Hope of Europe: and some thoughts which it awakened, Harwood, Marian Fleming (Mrs Septimus), 1922
- Shakespeare Cult in Germany from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Time, Harwood, Marian Fleming (Mrs Septimus), 1907
- Conference Paper
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Resource
- Trove: Harwood, Marian Fleming (18460309-19340729), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-516889