Ellen Joy Todd

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Ellen Joy Todd

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Todd and her husband would return to Sydney in 1892 where she began working as a journalist and made contributions to various publications including [[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]], a feminist magazine, which was then led by [[Louisa Lawson]] with whom she became good friends.{{Citation |last=Radi |first=Heather |title=Louisa Lawson (1848–1920) |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lawson-louisa-7121 |access-date=2025-05-06 |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en}} In the Dawn she wrote under the names EJ Todd or Mrs RH Todd and regularly shared poetry and short stories.{{cite news |date=1 November 1892 |title=At rest |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76420904 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=20 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=5 |issue=7}}{{cite news |date=1 September 1894 |title=Birthday Wishes. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76422132 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=22 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=7 |issue=5}}{{cite news |date=4 January 1893 |title=The New Year |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76421037 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=5 |issue=9}}{{cite news |date=4 December 1892 |title=The Queen of the Fairies |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76421019 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=23 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=5 |issue=8}} Todd would also report back on talks she had either attended or given.{{cite news |date=1 May 1893 |title=Home Nursing. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78851202 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=6 |issue=1}}{{cite news |date=1 May 1894 |title=The Triennial Convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Australasia. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76421893 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=7 |issue=1}}{{cite news |date=1 July 1893 |title=Womanhood suffrage league |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78851326 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=6 |issue=3}}{{cite news |date=4 October 1892 |title=Womanhood suffrage meeting |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76420881 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=5 |issue=6}}
Todd and her husband would return to Sydney in 1892 where she began working as a journalist and made contributions to various publications including [[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]], a feminist magazine, which was then led by [[Louisa Lawson]] with whom she became good friends.{{Citation |last=Radi |first=Heather |title=Louisa Lawson (1848–1920) |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lawson-louisa-7121 |access-date=2025-05-06 |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en}} In the Dawn she wrote under the names EJ Todd or Mrs RH Todd and regularly shared poetry and short stories.{{cite news |date=1 November 1892 |title=At rest |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76420904 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=20 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=5 |issue=7}}{{cite news |date=1 September 1894 |title=Birthday Wishes. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76422132 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=22 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=7 |issue=5}}{{cite news |date=4 January 1893 |title=The New Year |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76421037 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=5 |issue=9}}{{cite news |date=4 December 1892 |title=The Queen of the Fairies |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76421019 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=23 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=5 |issue=8}} Todd would also report back on talks she had either attended or given.{{cite news |date=1 May 1893 |title=Home Nursing. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78851202 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=6 |issue=1}}{{cite news |date=1 May 1894 |title=The Triennial Convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Australasia. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76421893 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=7 |issue=1}}{{cite news |date=1 July 1893 |title=Womanhood suffrage league |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78851326 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=6 |issue=3}}{{cite news |date=4 October 1892 |title=Womanhood suffrage meeting |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76420881 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Dawn (feminist magazine)|The Dawn]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=5 |issue=6}}


She then joined the staff of the [[Australian Town and Country Journal]] where she primarily wrote book, theatre and music reviews as well of social notes.
She then joined the staff of the [[Australian Town and Country Journal]] where she primarily wrote book, theatre and music reviews as well as social notes.


In 1906 she became the founding editor of a weekly magazine, the ''Women's Budget'', which was published by [[Samuel Bennett|Samuel Bennett's]] company, and it claimed to be "written by women for women".{{cite news |date=26 February 1948 |title=Death of editress |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article229040309 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Sun]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=7 (LATE FINAL EXTRA) |via=National Library of Australia |issue=11,883}} The magazine featured the expected content of a women's magazine, including cooking, dressmaking and fashion, but also included more general content. In 1917, while editor, Todd published "Rhymes at Random" as a charity fundraiser for the War Chest during [[World War I]].{{Citation |author1=Todd |first=Ellen Joy |title=Rhymes at random / by the editor of The woman's budget |publication-date=1917 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/26653393 |access-date=6 May 2025 |publisher=Harold Murray}}
In 1906 she became the founding editor of a weekly magazine, the ''Women's Budget'', which was published by [[Samuel Bennett|Samuel Bennett's]] company, and it claimed to be "written by women for women".{{cite news |date=26 February 1948 |title=Death of editress |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article229040309 |accessdate=6 May 2025 |newspaper=[[The Sun]] |location=New South Wales, Australia |page=7 (LATE FINAL EXTRA) |via=National Library of Australia |issue=11,883}} The magazine featured the expected content of a women's magazine, including cooking, dressmaking and fashion, but also included more general content. In 1917, while editor, Todd published "Rhymes at Random" as a charity fundraiser for the War Chest during [[World War I]].{{Citation |author1=Todd |first=Ellen Joy |title=Rhymes at random / by the editor of The woman's budget |publication-date=1917 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/26653393 |access-date=6 May 2025 |publisher=Harold Murray}}
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