image of person or book cover 6270896925184880997.jpg
Image courtesy of publisher's website.
Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 Bold Types : How Australia’s First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'In Bold Types , Patricia Clarke recounts the chequered journey of women journalists in the fight for gender equality from 1860 to the end of World War II. These were independent, adventurous women who ventured far and wide in search of news, relevance and equality.

'Together, stories of women from Anna Blackwell and Flora Shaw to Janet Mitchell and Caroline Isaacson, illustrate the gains and setbacks of women journalists over nearly a century. In each successive story, the tenacious determination of these women stands clear against the background of the prevailing patriarchy.

'Patricia Clarke was a trailblazer herself as the only woman on the Melbourne staff at the Australian News and Information Bureau in the early 1950s. In a detailed epilogue, Patricia shares stories of her own life and career in the days of crowded newsrooms, clattering typewriters, and overflowing cigarette trays.

'The book also features an introduction by Amy Remeikis, political reporter at The Guardian Australia , who reflects on the struggles and achievements of her early counterparts as well as the current working environment for women journalists.

'Bold Types is a book that will resound with and inspire today’s audience, in a world where women are still fighting for equal rights and often, respect in the workplace.'  (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Patricia Clarke, Bold Types : How Australia's First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail Suzanne Jamieson , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society , June vol. 109 no. 1 2023; (p. 115)

— Review of Bold Types : How Australia’s First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail Patricia Clarke , 2022 multi chapter work criticism
Book Review : Patricia Clarke, Bold Types : How Australia's First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail Rod Kirkpatrick , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Queensland History Journal , May vol. 25 no. 5 2023; (p. 439)

— Review of Bold Types : How Australia’s First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail Patricia Clarke , 2022 multi chapter work criticism
Australia’s First Female Journalists Reported on Wars and Human Rights around the World – but Many Died in Obscurity Kathryn Shine , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 8 March 2023;

— Review of Bold Types : How Australia’s First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail Patricia Clarke , 2022 multi chapter work criticism

'When I look out into a class of journalism students, the faces I see will often belong to young women. In contemporary journalism education, this is the norm. In many countries, about two thirds of journalism tertiary students are female. And in Australia, women have held the majority of journalism jobs for some time.' (Introduction)

Blazing a Trail : A Transnational Study of Journalism Bridget Griffen-Foley , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January - February no. 450 2023; (p. 54-55)

— Review of Bold Types : How Australia’s First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail Patricia Clarke , 2022 multi chapter work criticism

'After she left journalism, Patricia Clarke turned to researching and writing books, beginning with The Governesses in 1985. Bold Types is her fourteenth book. The Canberra writer was a familiar figure at media history and other conferences, and in the National Library of Australia reading rooms, until Covid-19 at least. Her books, augmented by dozens of articles and conference papers, focus mainly on the lives, careers and letters of Australian women, especially writers and journalists. Clarke also writes about the history of her city, Canberra, an interest reflected in some of the fourteen entries she has produced for the Australian Dictionary of Biography. The ninety-six-year-old has devoted nearly ‘half a lifetime’ (to borrow the title of one of her tomes, about Judith Wright) to historical endeavours.' (Introduction)

Never Lost for Words Patricia Clarke , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29 October 2022; (p. 18)

— Review of Bold Types : How Australia’s First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail Patricia Clarke , 2022 multi chapter work criticism
Never Lost for Words Patricia Clarke , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29 October 2022; (p. 18)

— Review of Bold Types : How Australia’s First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail Patricia Clarke , 2022 multi chapter work criticism
Blazing a Trail : A Transnational Study of Journalism Bridget Griffen-Foley , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January - February no. 450 2023; (p. 54-55)

— Review of Bold Types : How Australia’s First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail Patricia Clarke , 2022 multi chapter work criticism

'After she left journalism, Patricia Clarke turned to researching and writing books, beginning with The Governesses in 1985. Bold Types is her fourteenth book. The Canberra writer was a familiar figure at media history and other conferences, and in the National Library of Australia reading rooms, until Covid-19 at least. Her books, augmented by dozens of articles and conference papers, focus mainly on the lives, careers and letters of Australian women, especially writers and journalists. Clarke also writes about the history of her city, Canberra, an interest reflected in some of the fourteen entries she has produced for the Australian Dictionary of Biography. The ninety-six-year-old has devoted nearly ‘half a lifetime’ (to borrow the title of one of her tomes, about Judith Wright) to historical endeavours.' (Introduction)

Australia’s First Female Journalists Reported on Wars and Human Rights around the World – but Many Died in Obscurity Kathryn Shine , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 8 March 2023;

— Review of Bold Types : How Australia’s First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail Patricia Clarke , 2022 multi chapter work criticism

'When I look out into a class of journalism students, the faces I see will often belong to young women. In contemporary journalism education, this is the norm. In many countries, about two thirds of journalism tertiary students are female. And in Australia, women have held the majority of journalism jobs for some time.' (Introduction)

Book Review : Patricia Clarke, Bold Types : How Australia's First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail Rod Kirkpatrick , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Queensland History Journal , May vol. 25 no. 5 2023; (p. 439)

— Review of Bold Types : How Australia’s First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail Patricia Clarke , 2022 multi chapter work criticism
Patricia Clarke, Bold Types : How Australia's First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail Suzanne Jamieson , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society , June vol. 109 no. 1 2023; (p. 115)

— Review of Bold Types : How Australia’s First Women Journalists Blazed a Trail Patricia Clarke , 2022 multi chapter work criticism
Last amended 16 Aug 2022 11:38:20
X