Sylvia Martin

Sylvia Martin is not just a researcher or biographer, but a storyteller of the highest order. Ida Leeson: A Life introduces us to a woman who was no ordinary librarian. In 1932, Ida Leeson became the first woman appointed as Mitchell Librarian after a very public debate about whether it was appropriate to appoint a woman to such a senior...

In this joint biography, Sylvia Martin delves deeper into the unconventional lives of two of Australia's prominent female artists. Turning a queer lens on Eirene Mort and Nora Kate Weston, Martin explores the deep and enduring relationship that underpinned their public creative partnership for over 60 years.Eirene Mort (18791977) and Nora Kate Weston (18801965) were dynamic 'New Women' who made...