Servants And Gentlewomen To The Golden Land - Swaisland, Cecillie

Too often, the emigration of women has been treated as an adjunct to that of men, especially in the case of families travelling together. The emigration of single women, though widespread - particularly in the British Empire - has too often been neglected, or seen as only part of a larger story. In significant ways, however, the emigration of single women from Britain in the 19th and early 20th centuries was distinct from the general movement. It was rooted, in the main, in those features of British society peculiar to their sex, and also in conditions in the colonies that made the venture possible for them.

Softcover. English. Berg. 1993. ISBN: 9780854968701. 200 pp. Good. Book No: 2505636