The female convict factories of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land : an examination of their role in the control, punishment and reformation of prisoners between 1804 and 1854

Heath, Laurel May

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The female convict factories of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land : an examination of their role in the control, punishment and reformation of prisoners between 1804 and 1854

Date

1978

Authors

Heath, Laurel May

Abstract

Australian Historiography has lacked any comprehensive study of the female convict factories in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. This thesis endeavours to provide such an account.