Clara Seekamp was the first female editor of an Australian newspaper.She was born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1819 with the name 'Clara Lodge'.Clara Seekamp (Clara Duval at the time) first arrived in Australia in May, 1853, as a single mother of three children. She brought over her two sons, Oliver, who was 9 years old, and Francis, who was one. She left Francis' twin sister Clara behind in Ireland. Her husband, Claude Duval, an artist, had died.Seekamp became a languages teacher and an actress at the Gravel Pits. Additionally, she conducted a theatrical company. Wikipedia
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