Freedom Bound 1

Description

This volume puts together extracts from diaries, novels, public addresses and other documents on women in 18th- and 19th-century Australia, revealing the experiences of women from all walks of life. It highlights the movement of women into public life, experiences of work and leisure, reproductive issues and the family, and the position of Aboriginal women. Together with is companion volume, "Freedom Bound II", which deals with the 20th century, this volume offers a comprehensive collection of documentary material on the history of Australian women. Patricia Grimshaw and Marian Quartly are co-authors of "Creating A Nation".

Patricia Grimshaw is Professor of History at the University of Melbourne; Susan Janson is assistant editor of Australian Historical Studies, and Marian Quartly is Dean of Arts at Monash University, Melbourne. Grimshaw and Quartly are co-authors (with Marilyn Lake and Ann McGrath) of Creating a Nation (1994), and Janson is co-editor (with Stuart Macintyre) of Through White Eyes (1990).