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Kay Daniels

Convict Women

Kay Daniels

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English
Allen & Unwin
01 July 1998
History; Social & cultural history; Colonialism & imperialism; National liberation & independence, post-colonialism; Penology & punishment; Offenders
Who were the female convicts? What kinds of lives did they lead in a new society half a world away from home?

Convict Women looks beyond the conventional images to draw a new and often surprising picture of convict women's 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 women's 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.

'.the most comprehensive and empathetic account to date of the experiences of Australia's convict women.' - Anne Summers 'Kay Daniels entrances us with a highly original picture of the lives of convict women. From the first page to the last we are drawn into a world very different from our own, yet also strangely recognisable and uncomfortably pertinent.' - Ann Curthoys, Manning Clark Professor of History, ANU

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Imprint:   Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 215mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   388g
ISBN:   9781864486773
ISBN 10:   1864486775
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
PrefaceIntroduction1 Maria Lord2 Writing the history of convict women in Australia3 Transportation and its management4 Assignment5 The female factories: the failure of reform6 Rough culture and rebellion7 Sexuality8 Prostitution9 Freedom10 HeritageEndnotesSelect bibliographyIndex

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