Leigh Straw will discuss the stories behind her true-crime biographies, which explore the lives of Australia’s most norious female crime figures and first female detective. Leigh will also focus on her book The Ballroom Murder . Which follows the true story of Audrey Jacob, who fatally shot her ex-fiancé in front of dozens of witnesses at a charity ball in Perth's Government House.
Leigh Straw is an academic, historian and writer. She is the author of true crime biographies of Australian crime figures Kate Leigh and Dulcie Markham, and Australia’s first female detective, Lillian Armfield. Leigh was the joint winner of the 2018 Margaret Medcalf Award for her book After the war: Returned soldiers and the mental and physical scars of World War I. Leigh Straw is an Associate Professor of History at The University of Notre Dame Australia.
Enjoy a wine on arrival and snacks throughout the talk.
You are invited to stay around after the talk and briefly discuss your thoughts with other attendees.
