Behind the wall : the women of the Destitute Asylum Adelaide, 1852-1918 / Mary Geyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Geyer, Mary, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Destitute Asylum (Adelaide, S.A.)--History.

Destitute Asylum (Adelaide, S.A.).

Destitute Asylum (Adelaide, S.A.)-History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (72 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Mile End, South Australia : Wakefield Press, 2018.

Summary:

"Behind the Wall" is a compelling social history, which provides an insight into Adelaide's Destitute Asylum and the women who experienced life behind its walls.

Contents:

Behind the Wall

Title page

Imprint

Contents page 1

Contents page 2

Foreword

Behind the Wall

'Imperfect Ties of a New Society'

'Excessive Female Immigration'

'The Proper Objects of Relief'

'A Hospital for the Aged, Decrepit or Diseased'

'Fallen'

'If Her Child Shall So Long Live

One Woman's Story

The Closure of the Lying-in Home

Appendix 1: Number of destitute poor in the Asylum

Appendix 2: Key years in the social history of women in South Australia

List of Sources

Wakefield Press

Back cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781743056226

1743056222

OCLC:

1063901794