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Great expectations : emigrant governesses in colonial Australia / Patricia Clarke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clarke, Patricia, 1926- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women immigrants.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (215 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney, Australia : National Library of Australia, [2020]
- Summary:
- Teach your protegees to emigrate; send them wherethe men want wives, the mothers want governesses.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Sisters Help Sisters to Set Sail
- 2 Expectations and Reality Down Under
- 3 Different Colonies, Different Challenges
- 4 Who Fared Better: Governess or Teacher?
- 5 Schools Abound (Governesses Not Wanted)
- 6 The Challenge of the Distant Bush
- 7 Music and Other Accomplishments
- 8 Send Them Where the Men Want Wives
- 9 Changing Times
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Further Reading
- List of Illustrations
- Index
- Copyright.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-922507-00-8
- OCLC:
- 1232139092
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