Caroline Chisholm : an irresistible force
Goldman, Sarah2019
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Arriving in Australia in 1838, Caroline Chisholm was appalled by the plight of young female immigrants in Australia -- there were no jobs for them, no accommodation, and many of them resorted to prostitution to survive. In response to this need, Caroline became a woman on a mission. She met every immigrant ship and became a familiar figure on the wharves, finding positions for girls and sheltering many of them in her home. As the government of the day refused to help, Chisholm established accommodation, services and the first employment office in the colony, drawing up the first ever employment contracts in Australia. She established minimum wages, found jobs and homes, created employment agencies in a dozen rural centres as well. In many ways a proto-feminist and committed social activist, she transformed life in Australia. This is a contemporary and lively reassessment of Caroline, bringing to life her spirited character, her modern relevance, her feminist credentials and her egalitarian spirit.
Main title:
Caroline Chisholm : an irresistible force / Sarah Goldman.
Author:
Goldman, Sarah, author
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : HarperCollins Publishers, 2019.
Collation:
344 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : portraits (some colour), illustrations (some colour) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
"How one extraordinary woman helped shape a nation" -- Cover.Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-332) and index.
ISBN:
9781460753446
Dewey class:
994.02
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
Australian
BRN:
38612
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