Hilarie Lindsay

For the American singer-songwriter, see Hillary Lindsey.

Hilarie Lindsay
Born(1922-04-18)18 April 1922
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died5 May 2021(2021-05-05) (aged 99)
Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma materDeakin University
Sydney University
GenreShort stories, biography, children's instructional
Notable worksThe Washerwoman's Dream

Hilarie Lindsay MBE OAM (18 April 1922 – 5 May 2021) was an Australian toy manufacturer and writer of short stories, poetry, instructional texts, biography and other genres.[1][2][3] She was a former president of the Toys and Games Manufacturers' Association of Australia and of the Society of Women Writers (Australia), who has been inducted into the Australian Toy Association Hall of Fame and the National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame, Alice Springs.[4][5][6] Her best-known work, The Washerwoman's Dream, was a biography of Jane Winifred Steger, described by one reviewer as "enthrallingly readable",[7] has become an Australian classic.

  1. ^ Lofthouse, Andrea (Comp.). Who's Who of Australian Women. Methuen Australia, North Ryde, NSW., 1982: pp. 279-280
  2. ^ International Biographical Centre (1988). The World Who's who of Women, Volume 9. Melrose Press. p. 423.
  3. ^ Arnold, John and Morris, Deirdre (Eds.). Monash Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Australia. Reed Reference Publishing, Port Melbourne, Vic., 1994: pp. 318-319
  4. ^ "Hilarie Lindsay". Australian Toy Association Hall of Fame. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  5. ^ National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame, Alice Springs. "Lindsay, Hilarie". HerStory Archive.
  6. ^ "Our Patron Dr Hilarie Lindsay MBE OAM". Henry Lawson Festival Grenfell. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. ^ Ousby, Louise (12 November 2002). "dotlit Book Review: 'Enthrallingly Readable: The Washerwoman's Dream by Hilarie Lindsay'". Dotlit: the online journal of creative writing. Archived from the original on 27 August 2003. Retrieved 30 October 2018.