Miles Franklin

Australian writer and feminist (1879–1954)
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Miles Franklin
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Summary

Miles Franklin was born on October 14, 1879[1], in Talbingo[2]. She died on September 19, 1954[3], in Drummoyne[4]. She worked as a non-fiction writer[5], novelist[6], women's rights activist[7], writer[8], and satirical novelist[9]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,685 views/month, #6,868 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Australia[11]
  • Award received: Victorian Honour Roll of Women[12]
  • Sex or gender: female[13]
  • Commons category: Miles Franklin[14]
  • Archives at: State Library of New South Wales[15]
  • Residence: New South Wales[16], United States[17]
  • Family name: Franklin[18]
  • Given name: Miles[19], Stella[20], Maria[21], Sarah[22]
  • Pseudonym: Brent of Bin Bin[23]
  • Commons gallery: Miles Franklin[24]
  • Described by source: A historical dictionary of British women[25]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[26]
  • Birth name: Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin[27]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Miles Franklin include Miles Franklin Literary Award[28], a literary award[29], in Australia[30], founded in 1957[31].

Why It Matters

Miles Franklin has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] She is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for her include Miles Franklin Literary Award[28], a literary award[29], in Australia[30], founded in 1957[31].

FAQs

Where was Miles Franklin born?

Miles Franklin was born in Talbingo[2].

Where did Miles Franklin die?

Miles Franklin passed away in Drummoyne[4].

What did Miles Franklin do for work?

Miles Franklin worked as a non-fiction writer[5], novelist[6], women's rights activist[7], writer[8], and satirical novelist[9].

What awards did Miles Franklin receive?

Honors received include Victorian Honour Roll of Women[12].

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nla trove people id → 471686, 636533
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  2. 5w ago · Stuartyeates · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → F4E2-7610-471F-539C-F271
    Ausstage person id → 248791
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Ausstage person id: 248791, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/127348546|Miles Franklin (#127348546)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4968|AusStage person]] "
  3. 17w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → non-fiction writer, novelist, women's rights activist +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Occupation: satirical novelist"
  4. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 864816, 304827
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Parsifal cluster id: 304827, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/161172630|Miles Franklin (#161172630)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6216|Parsifal persons]"
  5. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0226169-Franklin-Miles-18791954
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0226169-Franklin-Miles-18791954, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259499|batch #259499]]"
  6. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Occupation → non-fiction writer, novelist, women's rights activist +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32157|batch #32157]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (38)"
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