Title Agents of empire : British female migration to Canada and Australia, 1860s-1930 / Lisa Chilton

Published Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2007] ©2007

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Description [ix], 240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm Series Studies in gender and history ; 30 Studies in gender and history ; 30 Contents 1. 'With this sign I conquer' : middle-class female emigrators and the management of imperial migration -- 2. Safe passage : narratives of women in transit -- 3. 'Grit and grace' : a new class of women for the colonies -- 4. Letters 'home' : female emigrants and the imperial family of women -- 5. Welcoming women : reception work in Canada and Australia -- 6. Domesticating Canberra : the Federal Capital Commission and the Domestic-Servant Project Summary "The period between the 1860s and the 1920s witnessed a wave of female migration from Britain to Canada and Australia, much of which was managed by women. Agents of Empire explores the work of the women who promoted, managed, and ultimately transformed single British women's experiences of migration." "Agents of Empire highlights the aims and methods behind the emigrators' work, as well as the implications and ramifications of their long-term engagement with this imperialistic feminizing project. Chilton pr Analysis Australia overseas comparisons Canada Great Britain History, 1801-1900 History, 1901-1945 Immigrants Women Notes Contents: 1. 'With this sign I conquer' : middle-class female emigrators and the management of imperial migration -- 2. Safe passage : narratives of women in transit -- 3. 'Grit and grace' : a new class of women for the colonies -- 4. Letters 'home' : female emigrants and the imperial family of women -- 5. Welcoming women : reception work in Canada and Australia -- 6. Domesticating Canberra : the Federal Capital Commission and the Domestic-Servant Project Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-233) and index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-233) and index Subject Women immigrants -- Australia -- Social conditions -- 19th century. Women immigrants -- Australia -- Social conditions -- 20th century. Women immigrants -- Canada -- Social conditions -- 19th century. Women immigrants -- Australia -- Social conditions. Women immigrants -- Canada -- Social conditions -- 20th century. Women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century. Women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century. SUBJECT Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114312 -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012475 Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114312 -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476 Canada -- Emigration and immigration -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100374 -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012475 Canada -- Emigration and immigration -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100374 -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476 LC no. 2007277269 ISBN 0802092748 (hbk.) 0802094740 (paperback) 9780802092748 (hbk.) 9780802094742 (paperback)

Other Titles British female migration to Canada and Australia, 1860s-1930

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