Catherine Shepherd

Catherine Shepherd (28 October 1901 – 18 February 1976) was a Southern Rhodesian-born Australian writer. She wrote for journals, stage and radio – short stories, plays and serials. Early life and education Born in Enkeldoorn, Southern Rhodesia (now Chivhu, Zimbabwe) on 28 October 1901, Catherine Shepherd was the daughter of Margaret and Edgar David Shepherd. Her father, a Church of England minister, died when she was very young, leaving her mother with little to support them. Returning to England, the pair lived with relations in Yorkshire. Shepherd was educated locally and then at Howell's School in Denbigh, Wales before graduating from the University College London with a BA in English in 1923 and then completing a DipEd. Career