Making a Home in Gold-rush Victoria: Plain Sewing and the Genteel Woman
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DOI: 10.1080/1031461x.2017.1293705
Abstract: In the rush to be rich, contemporary commentators warned that not everyone was suited to life on Victoria’s goldfields. Women unfamiliar with household labour or exertion were cautioned to remain at ‘home’. This article explores… read more here.
Keywords: victoria; gold rush; making home; plain sewing ... See more keywords