| Convict Maids: The Forced Migration of Women to Australia Contributor(s): Oxley, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521446775 ISBN-13: 9780521446778 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $46.54 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1997 Annotation: Convict Maids looks at female convicts transported from Britain and Ireland to New South Wales between 1826 and 1840. Deborah Oxley refutes the notion that these women were prostitutes and criminals, arguing that in fact they helped put the colony on its feet. Analyzing their backgrounds, Oxley finds that they were skilled, literate, young and healthy--qualities exploited by the new colony. Convict Maids draws on historical, economic and feminist theory, and is impressive for its extensive and original research. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Australia & New Zealand - General - Social Science | Penology |
| Dewey: 364.68 |
| LCCN: 95036710 |
| Series: Studies in Australian History |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - Australian - Sex & Gender - Feminine |