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1 The New Swagwomen Ellice , 1896 single work short story adventure romance
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , October vol. 31 no. 377 1896; (p. 708-709) Romance adventure set in Victoria. Four girls decide to take a walking tour dressed as boys after attending a Women's Suffrage League meeting. They enjoy camping out for a few days and then decide to put up in a hotel at Rutherglen where four cyclists they met briefly are staying. Mischief prompts them to take a walk with four local girls but trouble in the shape of a father witnesses a kiss the narrator gives to her companion. She narrowly escapes a thrashing when she mistakenly enters the room of one of the cyclists; he mistakes her for a thief. Her escape and a full tilt cycle ride and accident reveal her gender - they become friends on their meeting in town, and romance seems set to follow. Interesting mix: the girls' decision is mocked as silly and inspired by women's movement madness - but an enjoyment of freedom is unmistakable. Kissing of the girl 'daring'? Male triumphant, women happy etc. (PB)
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