Penelope Rowe (26 April 1946 – ) is an Australian journalist. Rowe was born in Sydney, a daughter of Mollie Windsor and Dr Harry Matthew John Windsor, who was born in Ireland. She studied at the

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and graduated BA in 1967. She became a teacher, working in secondary schools and adult education. In 2004 she completed a Master of Criminology, also at the University of Sydney. She worked as a journalist with ABC radio and "behind the scenes" with SBS television from around 1984. As an author she has drawn inspiration from her struggles with bipolar illness, particularly in ''The Best of Times, the Worst of Times'' (2005), which she co-wrote with her daughter, television presenter and journalist

Jessica Rowe Jessica June Rowe (born 22 June 1970) is an Australian former journalist, author and television presenter. She was the co-host of '' Studio 10'' on Network Ten until March 2018, and is Member of the Order of Australia for her mental health advo ...

. Rowe is a sister of

Gerard Windsor Gerard Charles Windsor (born 29 December 1944) is an Australian author and literary critic. Biography Windsor was born in Sydney, son of Mollie and Capt. Harry Matthew John Windsor MD. Dr Windsor had immigrated with his father Harry Joseph Wi ...

Bibliography

*''Dance for the Ducks'' 1976 — dedicated "To my husband, John, with love / and thanks" *''Tiger Country'' 1990 *''Unacceptable Behaviour'' 1992 short stories *''Blood Songs'' 1997 *''The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Our Family's Journey with Bipolar'' 2005

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rowe, Penelope 1946 births Living people 20th-century Australian women writers People with bipolar disorder University of Sydney alumni