Life was difficult for the first white women sent to Australia. Transported to a strange land with little hope of ever returning home, convict women had to use all of their resources just to survive. Women who arrived as free settlers also faced hardship, as starvation and revolt threatened the colony's existence. Age 10-14
Analysis
Women's studies (Australia)
Modern history (c 1788-1914)
juvenile Nonfiction
Notes
Includes index
Audience
For upper-primary or lower-secondary school students
