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Mission Girls : Aboriginal Women on Catholic Missions in the Kimberley, Weastern Australia, 1900-1950
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This book is dedicated to brave and wonderful women-To the mission girls and to my beloved Clarissa
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Book Notes : Mission Girls : Aboriginal Women on Catholic Missions in the Kimberley, Western Australia 1900-1950
2002
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— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 1 2002; (p. 101)'Mission Girls is a very well researched and in-depth history of the lives of Aboriginal women on Catholic missions in the Kimberley between 1900 and 1950. The book looks at important issues such as the establishment of the missions, the treatment of the women by the missionaries who worked cooperatively with the state Aboriginal Affairs Department, the separation of Aboriginal children from their families and culture, and the evangelisation of particularly the Kimberley women.' (Introduction)
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Book Notes : Mission Girls : Aboriginal Women on Catholic Missions in the Kimberley, Western Australia 1900-1950
2002
single work
essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 1 2002; (p. 101)'Mission Girls is a very well researched and in-depth history of the lives of Aboriginal women on Catholic missions in the Kimberley between 1900 and 1950. The book looks at important issues such as the establishment of the missions, the treatment of the women by the missionaries who worked cooperatively with the state Aboriginal Affairs Department, the separation of Aboriginal children from their families and culture, and the evangelisation of particularly the Kimberley women.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2003 joint winner Margaret Medcalf Award
