Drawing on the letters of girls who were made state wards, acclaimed writer and historian Margaret Barbalet's Far From a Low Gutter Girl reveals the real world of Australian domestic servants in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, amplifying their voices for the first time.
Far from a Low Gutter Girl was first published to critical acclaim in 1983.
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Margaret Barbalet Imprint: Untapped Country of Publication: Australia ISBN:9781761281655 ISBN 10: 1761281658 Pages: 444 Publication Date:30 August 2022 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active