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Elizabeth Macarthur (14 August 1766 – 9 February 1850) was an English-born landowner and businesswomen who was wife of John Macarthur. Early life [ edit ] Elizabeth Macarthur was born in Bridgerule England, the daughter of provincial farmers, Richard and Grace Veale of Cornish origin .
As the first woman of education and sensitivity to reach the colony Elizabeth Macarthur had a specially privileged position in colonial life. From her arrival in the colony until her husband's departure in 1809 she held court amongst officers of the New South Wales Corps, naval officers and members of the colonial administration.
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2 giu 2021 · Elizabeth Macarthur, la vita avventurosa della pioniera inglese alla conquista dell’Australia. Nel libro "Una stanza fatta di foglie" la scrittrice australiana Kate Grenville raccoglie le memorie...
26 mag 2022 · Learn about Elizabeth Macarthur, the first educated woman to reach Australia and a key figure in the wool industry. She managed her husband's estate, flocks and convicts for eight years while he was in England.
8 apr 2018 · Elizabeth Macarthur was a key figure in establishing the Australian wool industry and managing a vast agricultural empire. She was also a friend to explorers, a mother of nine and a participant in the Rum Rebellion.
18 mag 2018 · John Macarthur is generally credited with having established the Australian wool industry. But it was his indefatigable wife, Elizabeth, who actually ran the couple's farmsteads and oversaw the breeding of merino sheep in the early years of Sydney's settlement.
6 apr 2022 · Novelist Kate Grenville on the story of love, grief and mental illness she unearthed when she revisited the letters of colonial gentlewoman Elizabeth Macarthur
