Title My hand will write what my heart dictates : the unsettled lives of women in nineteenth-century New Zealand as revealed to sisters, family and friends / edited by Frances Porter, Charlotte Macdonald with Tui MacDonald

Published Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press : Bridget Williams Books, 1996 Auckland, N.Z. : Bridget Williams Books, 1996

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Description x, 518 pages ; 23 cm Contents "Here is an altogether more authentic picture, told in the words of the women themselves, taken from letters, journals, diaries and government records. From these rich, diverse (and largely unpublished) sources, Frances Potter and Charlotte Macdonald have built up a portrait of 'life as it happens' in nineteenth century New Zealand". The women are mostly Pakeha - domestic servants, governors' wives, farmers, married, single, widowed, deserted Analysis Frontier and pioneer life - New Zealand New Zealand - In literature New Zealand - economic & social conditions & customs Women - New Zealand - 19th century Women - New Zealand - History - 19th century - Sources Women - New Zealand - History - 19th century Women - New Zealand - Social conditions - 19th century Women - New Zealand - Social conditions Women pioneers - New Zealand - Correspondence Women pioneers - New Zealand - Diaries Notes "Drawn mainly from the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Frontier and pioneer life -- New Zealand. Women pioneers -- New Zealand -- Correspondence. Women pioneers -- New Zealand -- Diaries. Women -- New Zealand -- History -- 19th century. Women -- New Zealand -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Women -- New Zealand -- Social conditions -- 19th century. Women -- New Zealand -- Social conditions. Women -- New Zealand -- 19th century. SUBJECT New Zealand http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021322 -- In literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011414 Genre/Form Biographies. Author MacDonald, Tui. Macdonald, Charlotte. Porter, Frances, 1925- LC no. 96154732 ISBN 1869401298 (paperback)

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