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: Irish women in colonial Australia. Allen & Unwin, Sydney, Australia, pp. 105-122. ISBN 1864487151
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.
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| Item Type: | Book Chapter (Commonwealth Reporting Category B) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| 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. |
| Depositing User: | Dr Libby Connors |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Historic - Faculty of Arts - Department of Humanities and International Studies |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Sep 2008 06:12 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Dec 2011 02:43 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Irish; women; orphans; colonial Australia |
| Fields of Research : | 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 |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | C Society > 95 Cultural Understanding > 9505 Understanding Past Societies > 950503 Understanding Australia's Past |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/4431 |
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