title: Assignment of female convicts on the Hunter River, 1831-1840.
abstract: Assignment has been viewed as an instrument of oppression and exploitation of female convicts. This local study examines a group of female convicts assigned on the Hunter River from the Newcastle Female Factory over a ten-year period. It reveals one aspect of the diverse story that was the female convict experience. The strategies employed by some of these women demonstrates that they had a degree of autonomy not usually conceded.
authors.affiliation: University of New England.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McCabe
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D049672:History, 19th Century; D033222:Judicial Role / Q000266:history; D009517:New South Wales / Q000208:ethnology; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011329:Prisoners / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D012919:Social Behavior; D012924:Social Conditions / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012935:Social Justice / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D012940:Social Problems / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D016387:Women's Health / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014933:Women's Rights / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014931:Women, Working / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology