Description

An estimated 5000 convict women went though the Parramatta Female Factory. The Colonial Government might have thought they owned them, but their life experiences and personal convictions led to the first workers action in Australia, the 1827 riot.
Discover what the women’s lives were like and find out more about this little known event that helped shape Australia’s history.

Author: Gay Hendriksen
Type: Paperback – 238 pages
Year: 2015
ISBN: 9780646944500
Publisher: Convict Women’s Press