| To Try Her Fortune in London: Australian Women, Colonialism, and Modernity Contributor(s): Woollacott, Angela (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195147197 ISBN-13: 9780195147193 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2001 Annotation: Between 1870 and 1940, tens of thousands of Australian women were drawn to London, their imperial metropolis and the center of the publishing, art, musical, theatrical, and educational worlds. Even more Australian women than men made the pilgrimage "home," seeking opportunities beyond those available to them in the Australian colonies or dominion. In tracing the experiences of these women, this volume reveals hitherto unexamined connections between whiteness, colonial status, gender, and modernity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 305.409 |
| Lexile Measure: 1810 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.36" W x 8.98" (0.94 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Oceania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Between 1870 and 1940, tens of thousands of Australian women were drawn to London, their imperial metropolis and the center of the publishing, art, musical, theatrical, and educational worlds. Even more Australian women than men made the pilgrimage home, seeking opportunities beyond those available to them in the Australian colonies or dominion. In tracing the experiences of these women, this volume reveals hitherto unexamined connections between whiteness, colonial status, gender, and modernity. |