My Brilliant Career

Miles Franklin (18791954) was born Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin in "Talbingo, New South Wales," Following the publication of "My Brilliant Career," she worked as a nurse and journalist and became active in the Australian feminist movement.
Sandra Gilbert, coauthor of the influential "The Madwoman in the Attic," is the author of seven collections of poetry, a memoir, and numerous critical works. She has won an American Book Award and the John Ciardi Award for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry.