Caroline Dexter (néeHarper; 6 January 1819 – 19 August 1884) was an English-Australian dress reformer, writer, and feminist.
Caroline Dexter
Biographyedit
Dexter was born in Nottingham, England;[1] she was educated privately in England and Paris. In 1843, she married the painter, William Dexter, he migrated to Australia aboard the Bank of England arriving in Sydney in 1852, and she arrived in the Marie Gabrielle in 1855. In Sydney, they opened and ran a Gallery of Arts and School of Design.
They moved on to Gippsland in 1856. While in Gippsland Caroline wrote her Ladies Almanack: The Southern Cross or Australian Album and New Years Gift. When it was published in 1858 it was 'The First Ladies' Almanack Published in the Colonies'. Soon after the book was complete the Dexters separated and Caroline moved to Melbourne.
After lecturing about the bloomers in London and beyond, Caroline continued to pursue her interest in dress reform in Australia.[2] Her continued support for dress reform caused controversy in the Sydney Morning Herald.[3] Nonetheless, she ran an Institute of Hygiene and promoted divided skirts for women and the abolition of corsets in Melbourne.[4] She also met Harriet Clisby and together they produced the first all-women publication in 1861. The Interpreter ran for two issues. In 1861, Caroline married William Lynch, together they held a salon and acquired an important collection of Australian art.
Legacyedit
Dexter Street in the Canberra suburb Cook is named in her honour.[5] A book about William and Caroline, Folie A Deux: William and Caroline Dexter in Colonial Australia, was written by Patrick Morgan in 1999.[6]
^Urwin, Tiffany (2000). "Dexter, Dextra, Dextrum: The Bloomer Costume on the British Stage in 1851". Nineteenth Century Theatre. 28 (2): 91–113. doi:10.1177/174837270002800201. S2CID 193319585.
^Stevenson, Ana (2017). "'Bloomers' and the British World: Dress Reform in Transatlantic and Antipodean Print Culture, 1851–1950". Cultural & Social History. 14 (5): 621–646. doi:10.1080/14780038.2017.1375706. S2CID 165544065.
^Lance, Stieve De. "Caroline Dexter: Bloomerism in England and its introduction to Australia". www.academia.edu. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
^"Australian Capital Territory National Memorials Ordinance 1928-1972". Australian Government Gazette. Periodic (National: 1974–1977). 13 April 1976. p. 1. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^Morgan, Patrick, 1941- (1999). Folie à deux : William and Caroline Dexter in colonial Australia. Quakers Hill, NSW: Quakers Hill Press. ISBN1-876192-05-4. OCLC 46879917.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
April 13, 2024
caroline, dexter, née, harper, january, 1819, august, 1884, english, australian, dress, reformer, writer, feminist, biography, editdexter, born, nottingham, england, educated, privately, england, paris, 1843, married, painter, william, dexter, migrated, austra. Caroline Dexter nee Harper 6 January 1819 19 August 1884 was an English Australian dress reformer writer and feminist Caroline DexterBiography editDexter was born in Nottingham England 1 she was educated privately in England and Paris In 1843 she married the painter William Dexter he migrated to Australia aboard the Bank of England arriving in Sydney in 1852 and she arrived in the Marie Gabrielle in 1855 In Sydney they opened and ran a Gallery of Arts and School of Design They moved on to Gippsland in 1856 While in Gippsland Caroline wrote her Ladies Almanack The Southern Cross or Australian Album and New Years Gift When it was published in 1858 it was The First Ladies Almanack Published in the Colonies Soon after the book was complete the Dexters separated and Caroline moved to Melbourne After lecturing about the bloomers in London and beyond Caroline continued to pursue her interest in dress reform in Australia 2 Her continued support for dress reform caused controversy in the Sydney Morning Herald 3 Nonetheless she ran an Institute of Hygiene and promoted divided skirts for women and the abolition of corsets in Melbourne 4 She also met Harriet Clisby and together they produced the first all women publication in 1861 The Interpreter ran for two issues In 1861 Caroline married William Lynch together they held a salon and acquired an important collection of Australian art Legacy editDexter Street in the Canberra suburb Cook is named in her honour 5 A book about William and Caroline Folie A Deux William and Caroline Dexter in Colonial Australia was written by Patrick Morgan in 1999 6 References edit Ryan J S Dexter Caroline 1819 1884 Australian Dictionary of Biography published first in hardcopy Volume 4 1972 ed National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 20 July 2019 Urwin Tiffany 2000 Dexter Dextra Dextrum The Bloomer Costume on the British Stage in 1851 Nineteenth Century Theatre 28 2 91 113 doi 10 1177 174837270002800201 S2CID 193319585 Stevenson Ana 2017 Bloomers and the British World Dress Reform in Transatlantic and Antipodean Print Culture 1851 1950 Cultural amp Social History 14 5 621 646 doi 10 1080 14780038 2017 1375706 S2CID 165544065 Lance Stieve De Caroline Dexter Bloomerism in England and its introduction to Australia www academia edu Retrieved 28 May 2016 Australian Capital Territory National Memorials Ordinance 1928 1972 Australian Government Gazette Periodic National 1974 1977 13 April 1976 p 1 Retrieved 9 February 2020 Morgan Patrick 1941 1999 Folie a deux William and Caroline Dexter in colonial Australia Quakers Hill NSW Quakers Hill Press ISBN 1 876192 05 4 OCLC 46879917 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Caroline Dexter amp oldid 1216606941, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
