TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE -- THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHARITY BAZAAR -- CHAPTER TWO -- A TRANSPORTED TRADITION: THE CHARITY BAZAAR IN AUSTRALIA -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHARITY BAZAARS: A SOCIAL NUISANCE OR A NECESSARY EVIL? -- CHAPTER FOUR -- THE INCOMBUSTIBILITY OF A SALAMANDER: WOMEN AND BAZAARS -- CHAPTER FIVE -- FASHIONING THE FANCYWORK -- CHAPTER SIX -- HEYDAYS AND THE GRAND BAZAAR IN AUSTRALIA -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Summary
Nineteenth-century charity bazaars mirrored and shaped the social customs, mores and fashions of their time and are a rich, largely untapped, interdisciplinary historical source. This book examines the history and development of the charity bazaar movement in Australia
Notes
Based on author's doctoral thesis, University of Melbourne
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-316)
