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Product Description
Book
Who were the female convicts? What kinds of lives did they lead in a new society half a world away from home? 'Convict Women' looks beyond the conventional images to draw a new and often surprising picture of convict women's experiences in a strange and harsh country. Beginning with the story of Maria Lord--convict, pioneer, family woman, successful entrepreneur and abandoned wife--the book looks at the central themes of convict women's history in Australia, ranging from the female factories and orphan school to sexuality and freedom.
Neither damned whores nor passive victims, these women and the choices they made shaped the world in which they lived. 'Convict Women' tells up much about the richness and complexity of life in a newly formed community.
Contents:
Introduction
1. Maria Lord
2. Writing about convict women
3. Transportation and its management
4. Assignment
5. The female factories: The failure of reform
6. Rough culture and rebellion
7. Sexuality
8. Prostitution
9. Freedom
10. Heritage
Endnotes
Index
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