The Essential Plight of Female Convicts in Establishing Overseas Colonies in the British Empire – Bc. Alice Giles
Bc. Alice Giles
Bachelor's thesis
The Essential Plight of Female Convicts in Establishing Overseas Colonies in the British Empire
The Essential Plight of Female Convicts in Establishing Overseas Colonies in the British Empire
Abstract:
Tato práce klade důraz na život a situaci odsouzených žen žijících v britských koloniích; soustředí se nejen na běžné útrapy, které stíhaly všechny odsouzence, ale zejména na špatné zacházení se ženami, které přicházelo ze všech oblastí společnosti vybudované mužskou částí populace tisíce mil od domova. Značná pozornost je věnována tíživé situaci odsouzených žen poslaných do Australie za účelem osídlení …moreAbstract:
This paper highlights the life and circumstances of convicted women in British overseas colonies, focusing not only on the common hardships suffered by all convicts but particularly on the abuse inflicted from all sections of the male-centred societies sprouting thousands of miles from home. Particular attention is paid to the predicament of the female convicts sent to colonise Australia, a solution …moreKeywords
British female convicts Australia colonies Newgate gaol transportation Elizabeth Fry British government punishments The Old Bailey Female Factories Ticket of Leave convict ships Botany Bay Parramatta Female Factory criminal class British Isles white labour America West Africa starvation Lady Juliana
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 16. 12. 2013
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/dowak/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 31. 1. 2014
- Supervisor: PhDr. Jitka Vlčková, Ph.D.
- Reader: Mgr. Zuzana Kršková, Ph.D.
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GILES, Alice. \textit{The Essential Plight of Female Convicts in Establishing Overseas Colonies in the British Empire}. Online. Bachelor's thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts. 2013. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/81pnhb/.
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Philology / English Language and Literature
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