Died 1872 | ||
Ellen Francis Young (1810–1872) lived in the time of the Australian Gold Rush and acted as a feminist, fighting for the rights of women and bringing attention to the lifestyle via poems.
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Literary Life
Ellen had a strong political sense and determination. After she had experienced and been made aware of the acts of the government, Young used her poems to make the public aware of the issues occurring.
Ellen Young wrote her first poem in 1854 (winter). It was based on the conditions of life and was titled 'Ballarat'. Later it was known as 'The Digger's Lament'. She created a feeling of confrontation as she was among the first to introduce the idea that many workers laboured hard, all to no avail.
Young was a poet who typically wrote either political or questioning poets.
Ellen published many of her poems in the 'Ballarat Times' (the local newspaper) and signed them all 'Ellen F Young, the Ballarat Poetess' which challenged the secrecy of many female literary figures at that time.
Pioneer Life
Ellen Warboy married Frederick Young in 1937, in St James Church, Clerckwell, London.
Frederick was two years younger than Ellen, which was unusual, for at the time, men often married women far younger than themselves.
Ellen Young was one of the women who acted as a 'leader' in the movement of women's rights. She organised petitions.
Frederick was a miner and the life that the Youngs led was a hard one as the income was minimal and they were poor, since they were also supporting children.
Early life
Ellen Warboy was born around 1810 in Hampshire, England.
Death
Ellen Young died on the 27 of January 1872 at the age of 62, four years after her husband. Frederick died on the 4 of September 1868 at the age of 56. They are buried together in the Ballarat Old Cemetery.