Grannie remarked that I might have the spirit of an Australian but I had by no means the manners of a lady.
Miles Franklin Quotes
I am proud that I am an Australian, a daughter of the Southern Cross, a child of the mighty bush. I am thankful I am a peasant, a part of the bone and muscle of my nation, and earn my bread by the sweat of my brow, as man was meant to do. I rejoice I was not born a parasite, one of the blood-suckers who loll on velvet and satin, crushed from the proceeds of human sweat and blood and souls.
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| Birth: | 14th October, 1879 |
| Death: | 19th September, 1954 |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Profession: | Feminist, Writer |
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