Cargo of Women Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess Royal

Babette Smith, "Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson and the Convicts of the Princess Royal"
English | 2008 | ISBN: 1741755514 | EPUB | pages: 320 | 2.8 mb
Australia’s convict history is well known, but is often only told from a male perspective. The hundreds of female convicts are often forgotten. Were they really drunks, ‘genetic’ criminals and moral degenerates as many observers at the time believed? This title gives an account of this complex and controversial period in history.