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Edith Dickenson
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| Born | 1851 |
| Died | 1903 Cape Town, South Africa
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Boer War coverage |
| Spouse(s) | William Belcher, Augustus Maximillian Dickenson |
Edith Charlotte Musgrave Dickenson (1851–1903) was an Australian journalist who reported on wars. She became famous for her work as a war correspondent during the Boer War in South Africa.
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About Edith Dickenson
Edith Dickenson was born in England on May 30, 1851. She was the only daughter of Augusta Sophia Musgrave and Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Frederick Bonham. Edith grew up in Suffolk, England.
In 1870, she married Reverend William W. Belcher. They had five children together, but one child sadly died young. In 1886, Edith moved to Australia. There, she married Augustus Maximillian Dickenson, a doctor from Deloraine, Tasmania. In 1888, they had a daughter named Augusta Edith Dickenson, who was known as Austral.
Her Travels and Writing
During the 1890s, Edith Dickenson traveled a lot. She visited Australia, India, and South Africa. While traveling, she wrote articles and took photos for The Adelaide Advertiser newspaper. In 1900, she published a book of her newspaper articles. It was called "What I Saw In India and the East."
Reporting on the Boer War
In 1899, the newspapers The Adelaide Advertiser and The Adelaide Chronicle helped Edith travel to South Africa. The Boer War had just started there. Edith's job was to write articles about the war. She became a war correspondent, which means she reported directly from the war zone.
What Edith Reported
Edith met and interviewed Australian nurses working in South Africa. She wrote about the difficult conditions in refugee camps, orphanages, hospitals, and prisoner-of-war camps. She often criticized how people and children were treated.
Her writings were very important. Emily Hobhouse, a British welfare worker, used Edith's reports. This helped Emily in her efforts to improve the terrible conditions in South Africa.
Edith Dickenson passed away at age 52. She died on February 17, 1903, in Cape Town, South Africa.
