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Of Intemperance, Class and Gender in Colonial Queensland : A Working-Class Woman's Account of Alcohol Abuse
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: History Australia , vol. 8 no. 3 2011; (p. 139-157) 'Writings by working-class women are relatively rare in the historical record, especially for mid-nineteenth century Australia. The letters of Julia Cross to her mother in Ely, Cambridgeshire, are notable not just for the mundane matters they discuss, but for the unique insight they give to a woman trapped by her class and gender because of her husband's intemperate habits. In a hard-headed decision, Julia resolved to stay with her husband and live out the consequences. The letters graphically describe her struggle to provide the necessities of life for her family and the stresses of physically protecting her children when her husband was drunk. Julia is revealed as a hard-working and resourceful woman who was committed to giving her children the best she could. The letters give us access to one working-class woman's perspective on men's drinking, one that was certainly not the narrow vision of the domestic sphere associated with the middle class. Julia found spaces outside the domestic sphere in which to work for her family's benefit.' (Author's abstract)
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Life Lines : Nineteenth Century Women's Letters and Diaries
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Voices , Autumn vol. 7 no. 1 1997; (p. 57-66) -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Aumla , May no. 81 1994; (p. 98-99)
— Review of Life Lines : Australian Women's Letters and Diaries, 1788-1840 1992 anthology correspondence -
Untitled
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , October vol. 25 no. 101 1993; (p. 661-662)
— Review of Life Lines : Australian Women's Letters and Diaries, 1788-1840 1992 anthology correspondence -
Life-Lines in Stormy Seas: Some Recent Collections of Women's Diaries and Letters
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 16 no. 1 1993; (p. 3-13)
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Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 36 no. 4 1992; (p. 42)
— Review of Life Lines : Australian Women's Letters and Diaries, 1788-1840 1992 anthology correspondence -
Untitled
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , October vol. 25 no. 101 1993; (p. 661-662)
— Review of Life Lines : Australian Women's Letters and Diaries, 1788-1840 1992 anthology correspondence -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Aumla , May no. 81 1994; (p. 98-99)
— Review of Life Lines : Australian Women's Letters and Diaries, 1788-1840 1992 anthology correspondence -
Reading Life Writing : Australian Women's Letters and Diaries
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Hecate , vol. 18 no. 2 1992; (p. 126-137)
— Review of A Face in the Glass : The Journal and Life of Annie Baxter Dawbin 1992 single work biography ; Life Lines : Australian Women's Letters and Diaries, 1788-1840 1992 anthology correspondence ; As Good as a Yarn with You : Letters Between Miles Franklin, Katharine Susannah Prichard, Jean Devanny, Marjorie Barnard, Flora Eldershaw and Eleanor Dark 1996 anthology correspondence biography -
Of Intemperance, Class and Gender in Colonial Queensland : A Working-Class Woman's Account of Alcohol Abuse
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: History Australia , vol. 8 no. 3 2011; (p. 139-157) 'Writings by working-class women are relatively rare in the historical record, especially for mid-nineteenth century Australia. The letters of Julia Cross to her mother in Ely, Cambridgeshire, are notable not just for the mundane matters they discuss, but for the unique insight they give to a woman trapped by her class and gender because of her husband's intemperate habits. In a hard-headed decision, Julia resolved to stay with her husband and live out the consequences. The letters graphically describe her struggle to provide the necessities of life for her family and the stresses of physically protecting her children when her husband was drunk. Julia is revealed as a hard-working and resourceful woman who was committed to giving her children the best she could. The letters give us access to one working-class woman's perspective on men's drinking, one that was certainly not the narrow vision of the domestic sphere associated with the middle class. Julia found spaces outside the domestic sphere in which to work for her family's benefit.' (Author's abstract)
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Life-Lines in Stormy Seas: Some Recent Collections of Women's Diaries and Letters
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 16 no. 1 1993; (p. 3-13) -
Life Lines : Nineteenth Century Women's Letters and Diaries
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Voices , Autumn vol. 7 no. 1 1997; (p. 57-66)
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Subjects:
- 1830s
- 1840s
- 1780s
- 1790s
- 1800s
- 1810s
- 1820s
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