| Abstract: | This biographical account of Winsome Hall Andrew is a largely chronological account of an early twentieth century NSW architect whose work deserves further serious evaluation. It is also a demonstration of biographical narrative as an strategy for bringing women into a particular kind of historical presence, stressing the complexity of social expectations of women as fundamental to an understanding of their public productivity. It is also a somewhat poignant story which depends upon the honesty and courage of Hall Andrew's friends and relatives in acknowledging the difficulties in her life as well as the niceties. Finally, it is presented as an example of the complex interpretative strategy of my PhD thesis, an attempt to be accessible, relevant, critical, honest and fair. |
