Title Convict lives : women at Cascades Female Factory / Female Convicts Research Centre

Edition 2nd ed Published Hobart : Convict Women's Press, 2012

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MELB	365.4309946 Fem/Clw 2012		DUE 15-05-23

Description 189 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 21 cm Summary "Convict Lives tells the stories of 33 fascinating women. Cascades Female Factory in Van Diemen's Land opened in 1828 and closed as a gaol in 1877. Female convicts, and some locally convicted women, were sent there for punishment, to be assigned or hired as servants, or to await confinement."--Back cover Analysis Australian Notes Previous ed.: Hobart : Research Tasmania, 2009 Includes updated introduction by Lucy Frost, March 2012 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-180) and index Subject Cascades Female Factory (Tas.) -- History Cascades Female Factory (Tas.) -- Biography Women convicts -- Tasmania -- History -- 1803-1900 -- Biography Women prisoners -- Tasmania -- History -- 1803-1900 -- Biography SUBJECT Tasmania -- History -- 1803-1900 -- Biography Author Female Convicts Reseach Centre (Tas.) ISBN 9780987144324 (pbk.)

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