Title Single & free : female migration to Australia, 1833-1837 / Elizabeth Rushen

Edition Third edition Published Kew, Victoria : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2003

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MELB	325.2410994 Rus/Saf		AVAILABLE

Description xii, 227 pages 16 leaves of plates. : illustrations, facsimiles,portraits ; 24 cm regular print Summary Describes the first scheme for female migration from Britain to Australia in the 1830s. The women's life experiences show they were drawn from a wide cross-section of society. This book challenges those who disparaged these women; they were bold and enterprising, ideal workers and wives in the new colonies Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: 212-220 Subject Women alien labour -- Australia -- History Women foreign workers -- Australia -- History. British -- Australia -- History. Emigration and immigration -- Australia -- History. Single women -- Australia -- History. Women immigrants -- Australia -- History -- 19th century. SUBJECT Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114312 Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114312 -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012475 ISBN 1740970381

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