My Brilliant Career pt 1: Miles Franklin's trailblazing literary life

Welcome to the first of our three-part series celebrating the iconic Australian feminist novel My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin. In this first part, Michelle is taking inspiration from Just the Gist (our favourite podcast) to tell Caitlin the incredible life of Stella Miles Franklin. We promise you’ll also be obsessed with her by the end of this episode. Sources: ‘My Brilliant Career’ by the National Museum of AustraliaMiles Franklin by Dr Rachel Franks for State Library of NSW(Please excuse some bumpy noises when Michelle got very passionate while telling this story and couldn’t stop moving her hands)For your convenience, here's everything else we mentioned in this episode:Henry Lawson (poet)Banjo Paterson (poet)Trent Dalton (author)Fierceland by Omar MusaThe Miles Franklin AwardThe Stella PrizeLife of M by Rachel CuskFruit Fly by Josh SilverChat 10 Looks 3 (podcast)Enjoyed this episode? Please share it with a bookish friend to help spread the word. Make sure you're following the podcast so new episodes appear in your feed as soon as they're available.We've ⁠got a Substack publication⁠. At the end of the month, we share recommendations for two things we reckon you should read/watch/listen to. The beauty of Substack is you can revisit all our old editions and comment on our episode updates to share your thoughts. ⁠Come say hi!⁠Connect with us on Instagram: ⁠@betterwordspod