Stepping Through Time

In 11 Ruby Road, author Charlotte Barkla wrote a fictional story set Brisbane in 1900, and she’s inviting you to travel back in time with her!

Explore life in Australia in 1900, from the different foods, schools and transport, to the changes happening in wider society, such as the suffragist movement. Learn how authors use real stories from history to inspire their work, and delicately balance fact and fiction.

Charlotte will leave students with plenty of techniques for writing their own stories, as well as the inspiration to use their voices to mould the future.

Topics covered:

• Life in Australia in 1900, including housing, schooling, food and transport.
• Life in Australia in 1900 in wider society, including the suffragist movement, where women worked to achieve the vote.
• Researching and writing historical fiction.
• Why learn about history? The power of learning from the past to better understand the present, and build a better future