Miles Franklin

Also known as

Stella Miles FranklinMiles Franklin (Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin)Brent of Bin Bin pseud.Brent of Bin Bin (pseud.)MILES FRANKLINFranklin MilesBrent of Bin Bin (Miles Franklin)

Miles Franklin (born "Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin") was an Australian writer and feminist who is best known for her autobiographical novel, *My Brilliant Career*, published in 1901. While she wrote throughout her life, her other major literary success, *All That Swagger*, was not published until 1936. She was committed to the development of a uniquely Australian form of literature, and she actively pursued this goal by supporting writers, literary journals, and writers' organisations. She has had a long-lasting impact on Australian literary life through her endowment of a major literary award known as the Miles Franklin Award. - [*Wikipedia*][1] [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Franklin

Born 1879-10-14

Died 1954-09-19