Nettie Palmer | |
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Born | Janet Gertrude Higgins 18 August 1885 Bendigo, Victoria |
Died | 19 October 1964 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia | (aged 79)
Language | English |
Nationality | Australian |
Period | 1914–1963 |
Spouse | Vance Palmer |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Esmonde Higgins (brother) H. B. Higgins (uncle) Ina Higgins (aunt) |
Janet Gertrude "Nettie" Palmer (née Higgins) (18 August 1885 – 19 October 1964) was an Australian poet, essayist and Australia's leading literary critic of her day. She corresponded with women writers and collated the Centenary Gift Book which gathered together writing by Victorian women.