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Friday essay: Jeff Sparrow on the radical hope of ‘forgotten’ Australian writer Lesbia Harford

Lesbia Harford knew she would die young but became a revolutionary all the same. She loved both women and men, capturing the dizzying confusion of a violent time.

  • Lesbia Harford born in Melbourne during 1891 shearers strike
  • Diagnosed with incurable heart condition at birth, became revolutionary poet
  • Rediscovered by later generations, recognized for significant contributions

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