Caroline Chisholm
Margaret Kiddle(Author)
Melbourne University Press
4th Edition
Published on 31. December 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-522-84428-3 (ISBN)
Description
Caroline Chisholm's remarkable and hard-won achievements live again in this book which describes her indomitable spirit, her propensity for hard work and as much of her private life as can be reconstructed. Her commitment during the 1830s and 1840s led to the establishment of a Female Immigrants' Home, the encouragement of family immigration, the fight for better conditions on immigrant ships, and practical help for some thirty thousand immigrants and settlers. "Caroline Chisholm" is the biography of one of the greatest women pioneers in our colonial history. This narrative is acclaimed as "outstanding", "a landmark in the study of women in Australia's history". Patricia Grimshaw's Introduction examines the effect of the new feminist movement on the reputation of Caroline Chisholm, and explores the life of the author, Margaret Kiddle, another woman ahead of her time.
More details
Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Carlton
Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-522-84428-3 (9780522844283)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Introduction; Early years, 1808--40; The Female Immigrants' Home; Colonizing practice and theory; Mrs Chisholm and the Colonial Office; Family colonization; Fulfilment; A forthright radical; The sum of achievement