Convict Maids: The Forced Migration of Women to Australia

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Cambridge University Press, 17 июн. 1996 г. - Всего страниц: 339
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.

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Creative Tensions
1
Elizabeth A Note on Data and Method
17
Mercurys Charges The Crimes of Convict Women
34
Pisos Justice Irish and English Offenders
63
Economic Accoutrements The Skills of Convict Women
98
Irelands Distant Shores Working Life in Ireland
129
Englands Castaways Working Life in England
147
Colonial Requirements Coerced and Free Immigrants
171
2 Crime Classification
246
3 Stolen Goods Classification
247
4 Socialskill Classification
248
5 Irish Census Classification
249
6 English Census Classification
250
7 Free Immigrant Classfication
251
Notes
272
Bibliography of Works Cited
312

Misconceptions
198
Britains Loss Australias Gain? Concluding Remarks
232
Appendices
244

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