I cannot do any more: resistance, respectability and ruin - recapturing the Irish orphan girls in the Moreton Bay districts

Connors, Libby and Turner, Bernadette (1998) I cannot do any more: resistance, respectability and ruin - recapturing the Irish orphan girls in the Moreton Bay districts. In: McClaughlin, Trevor, (ed.) Irish women in colonial Australia. Allen & Unwin, Sydney, Australia, pp. 105-122. ISBN 1864487151

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Abstract

The study of a small sample of about 4,000 Irish female orphans sent from the workhouses of Ireland to the Australian colonies in the years 1848 to 1850.

Item Type:	Book Chapter (Commonwealth Reporting Category B)
Additional Information:	Published version not able to be displayed according to Publisher's policy. Print copy held in USQ Library at call no. 994.0049162 Iri.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Irish; women; orphans; colonial Australia
Fields of Research (FOR2008):	16 Studies in Human Society > 1699 Other Studies in Human Society > 169901 Gender Specific Studies 21 History and Archaeology > 2103 Historical Studies > 210303 Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) 16 Studies in Human Society > 1608 Sociology > 160803 Race and Ethnic Relations
Subjects:	430000 History and Archaeology > 430100 Historical Studies > 430101 History - Australian 370000 Studies in Human Society > 370100 Sociology > 370103 Race and Ethnic Relations
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO2008):	C Society > 95 Cultural Understanding > 9505 Understanding Past Societies > 950503 Understanding Australia's Past
ID Code:	4431
Deposited By:	Dr Libby Connors
Deposited On:	19 Sep 2008 16:12
Last Modified:	09 Dec 2011 12:43

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