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Elisabeth Wynhausen

April 10, 2024

Elisabeth Wynhausen (23 June 1946 – 5 September 2013) was a Dutch-born Australian journalist and author.[1][2][3][4] During her career she worked as a senior journalist with The Australian and in her earlier years for The Bulletin, The National Times and The Age.[3] In her articles and books she was "passionate about social justice and telling 'people' stories".[5]

Life and career edit

Elisabeth Wynhausen was born in Maastricht[2] in the Netherlands on 23 June 1946. Her parents were Paul Wynhausen and Marianne Nathans, "Dutch Jews who had escaped the Nazis".[4] She migrated to Australia with her parents and her younger brother Jules in 1951.[1][6]

She grew up in Manly in Sydney's northern beaches area. After a brief spell teaching at Frensham School, she joined The Daily Telegraph as a cadet in 1970 and later worked as a staff writer for The Bulletin magazine.[7]

In 1970 she left for New York where she would work for twelve years as a foreign correspondent for The National Times and The Age newspapers[3] and also submit articles to The Australian Women's Weekly.

Returning to Australia "to be close to her ageing parents",[1] she worked firstly for The Sun-Herald and then moved across to The Australian newspaper where she would work for many years as a senior journalist.[3][8]

In her final years she "remade herself as a tweeter and blogger",[1] using the pen name "Betty of Bondi".

Assessment edit

Speaking of Wynhausen, the Australian journalist and writer, David Marr, who was one of her former colleagues at The National Times, said "she was harsh and unsentimental, and deeply compassionate, all at the same time" and added "she was deeply, deeply concerned about social justice but she came at it without any cant".[9] Kim Williams, former chief executive of News Corp Australia, said: "She was the most truthful person I've ever known... She was awesomely direct, passionate...".[4]

In 2005 the Australian journalist Ellen Fanning criticised an article by Wynhausen on poverty in "none-too-complimentary terms", accusing her of not acknowledging that article's inspiration by the American journalist Barbara Ehrenreich's book Nickel and Dimed. Fanning also claimed that Wynhausen's book, Dirt Cheap: Life at the Wrong End of the Job Market, on the same subject erred by suggesting that the American problems pertained in Australia when "it's not really Australia's dilemma".[10][11]

Personal life edit

Wynhausen died of pancreatic cancer on 5 September 2013 at the age of 67. Both of her parents and her brother having already died, she was survived by her niece Gabi and her nephew Jesse and their partners and children.[1]

She was for a number of years married to the Australian academic, writer and literary critic Don Anderson.[1]

Award shortlists edit

Two of her books were shortlisted for Australian literary awards: Dirt Cheap: Life at the Wrong End of the Job Market in 2006 for the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non Fiction in the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[12] and Manly Girls for the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards.[7]

Bibliography edit

Books edit

  • Dirt Cheap: Life at the Wrong End of the Job Market, Sydney and Auckland: Macmillan, 1985.[3]
  • Manly Girls, Ringwood, Victoria: Penguin Books, 1989.[13][14][6]
  • On Resilience, Melbourne University Press, 2010 (Little Books on Big Themes); Sydney: Hachette Australia, 2021.[15]
  • The Short Goodbye: Skewed History of the Last Boom and the Next Bust, Melbourne University Press, 2011.

Articles edit

  • "Children of the Cross", The National Times, 28 March – 2 April 1977.
  • "Standoff in Buckeye and Bayou County", The National Times, 8 February 1981.
  • "Reagan: peeling away the layers of illusion", The National Times, 29 November — 5 December 1981.
  • "The strange casebook of Dr Sacks", The Age, 4 April 1987.
  • "I'm not wild about Harry, but Harry's wild about me", The Sun Herald, 10 May 1992.
  • "The brothers", The Weekend Australian: Review Section, 6–7 January 1996.
  • "Watching the world go round", The Weekend Australian: Review Section, 6–7 January 1996.
  • "Block Out", The Australian Magazine, 14–15 June 1997.
  • "The end of the road", The Australian Magazine, 20–21 June 1998.
  • "The Miller's Tale", The Australian, 15 February 2000.
  • "Bright lights, dim city", The Weekend Australian: Review section, 26–27 February 2000.
  • "Welcome to the Hell Hotel", The Australian, 30 March 2001.
  • "From school lunches to lockups", The Australian, 10 May 2001.
  • "Tricked, trafficked and terrified", The Weekend Australian, 16 August 2003.
  • "Road to nowhere", The Australian Magazine, 20 May 2006.
  • "In the face of hostility", The Australian, 22 November 2006.
  • "Give it everything you've got", The Australian, 20 September 2008.
  • "Inside the cleaning industry's dirty little secrets", The Australian, 4 October 2008.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f David Marr, "Elisabeth Wynhausen: A writer sharp of eye and tongue", Obituaries, The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 September 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Tom Dusevic, "Obituary: Elisabeth Wynhausen: Wynhausen's fire lit up newsroom", The Australian. 9 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e Dirt Cheap by Elisabeth Wynhausen, abc.net.au. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Elizabeth Wynhausen, acerbic truth-teller, dies aged 67", The Australian, 6 September 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. ^ Natasha Mitchell, "Vale Elizabeth Wynhausen: ABC Radio National, Life Matters, 11 September 2013.
  6. ^ a b Rodney Cavalier, "Thicker than water", Australian Financial Review, 8 December 1989. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. ^ a b Elisabeth Wynhausen, mup.com.au. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  8. ^ On Elisabeth Wynhausen, feministwritersfestival.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  9. ^ John Morecombe, "Elizabeth Wynhausen, conveyor of truths, dies", Manly Daily, 6 September 2013.
  10. ^ Glenn Dyer, "Ellen Fanning’s harsh book review", Crikey. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  11. ^ Monique Rooney, "Making poverty visible: Barbara Ehrenreich and Elisabeth Wynhausen", Overland, 2006, informit.org. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  12. ^ Angela Bennie, "Shortlist 2006 NSW Literary Awards", The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 April 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2006.
  13. ^ Judith White, "More chutzpah by the chapter", The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 December 1989, p. 130. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  14. ^ Kate Ahearne, "A Manly girl's life is full of delightful, funny tit bits", The Age, 23 December 1989, p. 70. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  15. ^ Little Books, Big Themes (Melbourne University Press) – Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

External links edit

  • , official website featuring text of selected articles
  • , photo essays by Wynhausen about the locals in Bondi, Sydney.

April 10, 2024
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Elisabeth Wynhausen 23 June 1946 5 September 2013 was a Dutch born Australian journalist and author 1 2 3 4 During her career she worked as a senior journalist with The Australian and in her earlier years for The Bulletin The National Times and The Age 3 In her articles and books she was passionate about social justice and telling people stories 5 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Assessment 3 Personal life 4 Award shortlists 5 Bibliography 5 1 Books 5 2 Articles 6 References 7 External linksLife and career editElisabeth Wynhausen was born in Maastricht 2 in the Netherlands on 23 June 1946 Her parents were Paul Wynhausen and Marianne Nathans Dutch Jews who had escaped the Nazis 4 She migrated to Australia with her parents and her younger brother Jules in 1951 1 6 She grew up in Manly in Sydney s northern beaches area After a brief spell teaching at Frensham School she joined The Daily Telegraph as a cadet in 1970 and later worked as a staff writer for The Bulletin magazine 7 In 1970 she left for New York where she would work for twelve years as a foreign correspondent for The National Times and The Age newspapers 3 and also submit articles to The Australian Women s Weekly Returning to Australia to be close to her ageing parents 1 she worked firstly for The Sun Herald and then moved across to The Australian newspaper where she would work for many years as a senior journalist 3 8 In her final years she remade herself as a tweeter and blogger 1 using the pen name Betty of Bondi Assessment editSpeaking of Wynhausen the Australian journalist and writer David Marr who was one of her former colleagues at The National Times said she was harsh and unsentimental and deeply compassionate all at the same time and added she was deeply deeply concerned about social justice but she came at it without any cant 9 Kim Williams former chief executive of News Corp Australia said She was the most truthful person I ve ever known She was awesomely direct passionate 4 In 2005 the Australian journalist Ellen Fanning criticised an article by Wynhausen on poverty in none too complimentary terms accusing her of not acknowledging that article s inspiration by the American journalist Barbara Ehrenreich s book Nickel and Dimed Fanning also claimed that Wynhausen s book Dirt Cheap Life at the Wrong End of the Job Market on the same subject erred by suggesting that the American problems pertained in Australia when it s not really Australia s dilemma 10 11 Personal life editWynhausen died of pancreatic cancer on 5 September 2013 at the age of 67 Both of her parents and her brother having already died she was survived by her niece Gabi and her nephew Jesse and their partners and children 1 She was for a number of years married to the Australian academic writer and literary critic Don Anderson 1 Award shortlists editTwo of her books were shortlisted for Australian literary awards Dirt Cheap Life at the Wrong End of the Job Market in 2006 for the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non Fiction in the New South Wales Premier s Literary Awards 12 and Manly Girls for the Victorian Premier s Literary Awards 7 Bibliography editBooks edit Dirt Cheap Life at the Wrong End of the Job Market Sydney and Auckland Macmillan 1985 3 Manly Girls Ringwood Victoria Penguin Books 1989 13 14 6 On Resilience Melbourne University Press 2010 Little Books on Big Themes Sydney Hachette Australia 2021 15 The Short Goodbye Skewed History of the Last Boom and the Next Bust Melbourne University Press 2011 Articles edit Children of the Cross The National Times 28 March 2 April 1977 Standoff in Buckeye and Bayou County The National Times 8 February 1981 Reagan peeling away the layers of illusion The National Times 29 November 5 December 1981 The strange casebook of Dr Sacks The Age 4 April 1987 I m not wild about Harry but Harry s wild about me The Sun Herald 10 May 1992 The brothers The Weekend Australian Review Section 6 7 January 1996 Watching the world go round The Weekend Australian Review Section 6 7 January 1996 Block Out The Australian Magazine 14 15 June 1997 The end of the road The Australian Magazine 20 21 June 1998 The Miller s Tale The Australian 15 February 2000 Bright lights dim city The Weekend Australian Review section 26 27 February 2000 Welcome to the Hell Hotel The Australian 30 March 2001 From school lunches to lockups The Australian 10 May 2001 Tricked trafficked and terrified The Weekend Australian 16 August 2003 Road to nowhere The Australian Magazine 20 May 2006 In the face of hostility The Australian 22 November 2006 Give it everything you ve got The Australian 20 September 2008 Inside the cleaning industry s dirty little secrets The Australian 4 October 2008 References edit a b c d e f David Marr Elisabeth Wynhausen A writer sharp of eye and tongue Obituaries The Sydney Morning Herald 12 September 2013 Retrieved 16 June 2021 a b Tom Dusevic Obituary Elisabeth Wynhausen Wynhausen s fire lit up newsroom The Australian 9 September 2013 a b c d e Dirt Cheap by Elisabeth Wynhausen abc net au Retrieved 15 June 2021 a b c Elizabeth Wynhausen acerbic truth teller dies aged 67 The Australian 6 September 2013 Retrieved 16 June 2021 Natasha Mitchell Vale Elizabeth Wynhausen ABC Radio National Life Matters 11 September 2013 a b Rodney Cavalier Thicker than water Australian Financial Review 8 December 1989 Retrieved 16 June 2021 a b Elisabeth Wynhausen mup com au Retrieved 15 June 2021 On Elisabeth Wynhausen feministwritersfestival com Retrieved 16 June 2021 John Morecombe Elizabeth Wynhausen conveyor of truths dies Manly Daily 6 September 2013 Glenn Dyer Ellen Fanning s harsh book review Crikey Retrieved 17 June 2021 Monique Rooney Making poverty visible Barbara Ehrenreich and Elisabeth Wynhausen Overland 2006 informit org Retrieved 17 June 2021 Angela Bennie Shortlist 2006 NSW Literary Awards The Sydney Morning Herald 14 April 2006 Retrieved 25 March 2006 Judith White More chutzpah by the chapter The Sydney Morning Herald 3 December 1989 p 130 Retrieved 16 June 2021 Kate Ahearne A Manly girl s life is full of delightful funny tit bits The Age 23 December 1989 p 70 Retrieved 16 June 2021 Little Books Big Themes Melbourne University Press Book Series List publishinghistory com Retrieved 16 June 2021 External links editElisabeth Wynhausen Journalist and Author official website featuring text of selected articles Backstreet Bondi photo essays by Wynhausen about the locals in Bondi Sydney Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elisabeth Wynhausen amp oldid 1107027278, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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