Women Transported - Life in Australia's convict female factories
These gritty factory women endured 17th and early 18th century British poverty, left families behind, survived by the high seas, translocation to an unfamiliar place and often harsh penal system to become the farmers, business women, tradeswomen and 'mothers' of the nation. This exhibition, toured by the Parramatta Heritage Centre and supported by Visions of Australia, includes rarely accessible objects from the early colony, art from significant colonial artists and is drawn from national, state and regional public and private collections.
These gritty factory women endured 17th and early 18th century British poverty, left families behind, survived by the high seas, translocation to an unfamiliar place and often harsh penal system to become the farmers, business women, tradeswomen and 'mothers' of the nation. This exhibition, toured by the Parramatta Heritage Centre and supported by Visions of Australia, includes rarely accessible objects from the early colony, art from significant colonial artists and is drawn from national, state and regional public and private collections.
Source: Parramatta Hertiage Centre
Venue Details
- Venue
- Redcliffe Museum
- Cost
- Free Admission
- Start Date
- Tuesday 6th of October 2009
- End Date
- Sunday 17th of January 2010
Enquiries
Ms Michelle Smith
curator
- Tel:
- +61 (07) 3883 1898
- Fax:
- +61 (07) 3283 2226