Convict Women
Daniels Kay
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Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 1998
Edition: First Edition
Description: 276 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in Very good condition throughout.
Publishers Description: Who were the female convicts What kinds of lives did they lead in a new society half a world away from homeConvict Women looks beyond the conventional images to draw a new and often surprising picture of convict womens experiences in a strange and harsh country. Beginning with the story of Maria Lord - convict, pioneer family woman, successful entrepreneur and abandoned wife - the book looks at the central themes of convict womens history in Australia, ranging from the female factories and orphan schools to sexuality and freedom.Neither damned whores nor passive victims, these women and the choices they made shaped the world in which they lived. Convict Women tells us much about the richness and complexity of life in a newly formed community.
ISBN: 9781864486773
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