Uncovering Notable Histories with Dr Leigh Straw @ Clarkson Library
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Do you love delving into the detail and nitty gritty behind a story? Well so does our guest author Dr Leigh Straw.
Find out all about the machinations of the Leigh’s investigations and research to showcase the true crime stories of notorious individuals from this state, at this FREE event.
Dr Leigh Straw is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Notre Dame in Fremantle. She is the Arts Coordinator and teaches across the History program, specialising in Australian history and crime history.
She is the author of a number of true crime books including 'Angel of Death: Dulcie Markham, Australia's most beautiful bad woman' (ABC Books, 2019) and 'Lillian Armfield' (Hachette, 2018). Her book 'The Worst Woman in Sydney: The Life and Crimes of Kate Leigh' (NewSouth Books, 2016) was longlisted for an ABIA.
