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The women of Botany Bay : a reinterpretation of the role of women in the origins of Australian society / Portia Robinson.

The women of Botany Bay : a reinterpretation of the role of women in the origins of Australian society / Portia Robinson.
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ISBN 9780140146981 (Paperback)
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Location 305.4 ROB
Author Robinson, Portia
Title The women of Botany Bay : a reinterpretation of the role of women in the origins of Australian society / Portia Robinson.
Edition Rev. ed.
Published Ringwood, Vic : Penguin, 1993.
Collation xxiii, 494 p. : ill.
Content types text
Carrier type volume
Bibliography Note Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary Note A history which recreates the lives of women convicts and convict's wives transported to New South Wales from Britain and Ireland between 1787 and 1828. Derived from contemporary records, it records their achievements and contribution to society. Includes extensive lists of women transported, a name index, and general index. Awarded the inaugural Marjorie Barnard Literary Award by the Society of Women Writers (NSW) in 1990. The author is associate professor of history at Macquarie University.
Awards Note Awarded the inaugural Marjorie Barnard Literary Award by the Society of Women Writers (NSW) in 1990 (first edition).
Subject Women -- Australia -- Social conditions
Penal colonies -- New South Wales -- History -- 19th century
Women prisoners -- New South Wales -- History -- 19th century
Women -- New South Wales -- Social conditions
Women -- Australia -- History
Women prisoners -- Australia -- History
Female offenders
Penal colonies
Women prisoners
Women -- Social conditions
Penal colonies -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Female offenders -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Women -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Social conditions
Penal colonies -- Australia -- New South Wales -- History -- 19th century
Women prisoners -- Australia -- New South Wales -- History -- 19th century
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