Hilarie Lindsay
Hilarie Lindsay | |
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| Born | 18 April 1922 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 5 May 2021 (aged 99) Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Deakin University Sydney University |
| Genre | Short stories, biography, children's instructional |
| Notable works | The 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. 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. Her best-known work, The Washerwoman's Dream, was a biography of Jane Winifred Steger, described by one reviewer as "enthrallingly readable"; it has become an Australian classic.