Adelaide Ironside: Australia's improbable art star

Adelaide Ironside's life was as improbable as her name. She held court with princes, poets, and the Pope.

Adelaide Ironside's life was as improbable as her name. She held court with princes, poets, and the Pope. She became a celebrated painter in Europe, where she was known as 'the Australian flower'. But it was an act of creativity in the midst of the Crimean War when Sydneysiders feared a Russian invasion that first made her famous.

Historian Kiera Lindsey joins the show with more.

More about Lindsey's book 'Wild Love' at: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Kiera-Lindsey-Wild-Love-9781760296759/

Adelaide Ironside's life was as improbable as her name. She held court with princes, poets, and the Pope. She became a celebrated painter in Europe, where she was known as 'the Australian flower'. But it was an act of creativity in the midst of the Crimean War when Sydneysiders feared a Russian invasion that first made her famous.
Historian Kiera Lindsey joins the show with more.
More about Lindsey's book 'Wild Love' at: <a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Kiera-Lindsey-Wild-Love-9781760296759/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Kiera-Lindsey-Wild-Love-9781760296759/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1699948159388000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2icoXzsHCPIea_FWAdTaZ0">https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Kiera-Lindsey-Wild-Love-9781760296759/</a>

Host Jen Kelly talks with experts and historians to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors.

From alleyway gangsters to cold war spies to eccentric entrepreneurs, Australian history is full of colourful but forgotten characters. Host Jen Kelly talks with experts, historians and yarn spinners to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors. 

From alleyway gangsters to cold war spies to eccentric entrepreneurs, Australian history is full of colourful but forgotten characters. Host Jen Kelly talks with experts, historians and yarn spinners to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors.

A podcast miniseries about Melbourne's forgotten characters. Presented by the Herald Sun

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