The Space of Spinsterhood: Letters to the Female Middle Class Emigration Society 1862-1882

Authors

  • Kerryn Goldsworthy The University of Melbourne

Keywords:

Women, immigration, letters, governesses

Abstract

The paper discusses the content of letters from emigrant governesses to Maria Rye's Female Middle Class Emigration Society, noting that they hide evidence of feeling and show the status uncertainty of governesses.

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2013-02-17

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1995: Crossing Lines: Formations of Australian Culture

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The Space of Spinsterhood: Letters to the Female Middle Class Emigration Society 1862-1882. (2013). Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature, 123-129. https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/JASAL/article/view/9964