Nearly 3000 single, free women arrived in Australia in the 1830s in response to enticing advertising and a scheme to encourage women to migrate. At least a quarter of these women are known to have married convicts.
On Thu 27 Feb at 1.30pm, Dr Liz Rushen AM will discuss why so many of these free women married men still under sentence.
This will be a hybrid meeting for GSV members only. When you register you should indicate whether you will attend by zoom or in person. The venue is the Kathleen Syme Library, 251 Faraday St, Carlton.
Dr Liz Rushen AM is a Research Associate in the Faculty of Arts, Monash University, on the Editorial Board of the Australian Dictionary of Biography and a Director of the Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network. She is also a member of the Professional Historians Association (Vic & Tas), a former Executive Director of the RHSV and former Chair of the History Council of Victoria. She has researched and written extensively on the experiences of nineteenth century migrants, particularly those who left Ireland. In 2021 Liz was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to community history and heritage preservation.
The Convicts and Transportation Discussion Circle meets quarterly and is free as part of a GSV membership.
You can register your intention to attend here or via https://www.gsv.org.au/events.