Ina M. Wildman Ina M. Wildman i(A35241 works by) (birth name: Alexina Maude Wildman)
Also writes as: Sappho Smith
Born: Established: 28 Feb 1867 Paddington, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 15 Nov 1896 Waverley, Bondi area, Sydney Eastern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Ina Wildman, under the pseudonym 'Sappho Smith' wrote a column for the Bulletin that appeared weekly from 28 April 1888 to 22 August 1896. Wildman's columns, in the form of a letter, satirised Sydney society.

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Notes

  • A note in the Free-Lance of 12 September 1896 reads: 'The Bulletin's smart woman writer, Sappho Smith, who at home is Miss Ina Wildman, is lying dangerously ill and is not expected to recover'. (Free-Lance 1.21 (12 September 1896): 10)

  • See also the full Australian Dictionary of Biography Online entry for Alexina Maude Wildman.
  • According to the Australian Dictionary of Biography, eight of Wildman's poems (1884-1892) are preserved in a volume of press-cuttings in the Mitchell Library, Sydney.
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