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Esmé "Ezzie" Fenston OBE (29 July 1908 – 16 April 1972) was an Australian journalist. She was editor of The Australian Women's Weekly for 22 years.
Esmé Fenston | |
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 Fenston in 1947 | |
| Born | Esmé Woolacott 29 July 1908 Annandale, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 16 April 1972 (aged 63) North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Journalist, editor |
Fenston was born Esmé Woolacott on 29 July 1908 in Annandale, New South Wales. She was the youngest child of furniture salesman Henry Lovell Woolacott and Jane Kate (née Wilmot).[1] She completed her secondary education at Sydney Girls High School.[1]
She was employed by The Land to write "The Countrywoman" and the "Beehive" supplements for the paper,[2] following her marriage in 1930 to Jack Fenston.[3]
Fenston joined The Australian Women's Weekly in 1938, where she wrote book reviews[4] before becoming a sub-editor soon afterwards.[5] She took over as editor in 1950 when Alice Mabel Jackson moved to The Weekly's main rival, Woman's Day.[1]
Fenston remained editor of The Weekly until her death on 16 April 1972, following a short illness.[5]
In the 1967 Queen's Birthday Honours Fenston was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for "service to journalism".[6]
Fenston Place, in the Canberra suburb of Gilmore, is named in her honour.[7] In 2023 the Esme Fenston Fellowship was inaugurated to celebrate the 90th anniversary of The Women's Weekly and in recognition of her contribution to it.[8]
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