Bibliograph

Van Diemen's women, a history of transportation to Tasmania, Joan Kavanagh & Dianne Snowden ; foreword by Mary McAleese

Type

Label

Van Diemen's women, a history of transportation to Tasmania, Joan Kavanagh & Dianne Snowden ; foreword by Mary McAleese

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliography and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

portraitsillustrationsfacsimiles

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Van Diemen's women

Oclc number

928969631

Responsibility statement

Joan Kavanagh & Dianne Snowden ; foreword by Mary McAleese

Sub title

a history of transportation to Tasmania

Summary

"On 2 September 1845, the convict ship 'Tasmania' left Kingston Harbour for Van Diemen's Land with 138 female convicts and their 35 children. On 3 December the ship arrived in Hobart Town. While this book looks at the lives of all the women aboard, it focuses on two women in particular: Eliza Davis, who was transported from Wicklow Gaol for life for infanticide, having had her sentence commuted from death, and Margaret Butler, sentenced to seven years' transportation for stealing potatoes in Carlow. Using original records, this study reveals the reality of transportation, together with the legacy left by these women in Tasmania and beyond, and shows that perhaps, for some, this Draconian punishment was, in fact, a life-saving measure."--Back cover

Target audience

adult

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