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'Taken from her parents, brothers and sisters and committed to the care of the Child Welfare Department, Rosalie, a two year old Aboriginal girl, was subjected to the most unbelievable abuse at the hands of her foster mother.

Shadow Child: A Memoir of the Stolen Generation exposes the faceless bureaucracy that went on to tear from Rosalie her baby sister-and her identity. Escaping from the torture of her so-called home, she became a street-kid in constant trouble with the law, but with the help of others and by her own unquenchable spirit, survived to become the author of this powerful and inspiring autobiography, which, miraculously, has a happy ending.' Source: Publisher's blurb

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Dedication: I am dedicating this book to all the mothers and fathers who, through past Government policies and practices, lost their children to the unknown, and to all the children who lost their identities and roots...I was thankful for your company then and I am thankful now to know you are with me to share a moment of achievement and happiness, as sisters and survivors.

    • Alexandria, South Sydney area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Hale and Iremonger , 1998 .
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      • First published 9 June, 1999.
      ISBN: 0868066583, 9780868066585

Works about this Work

Stolen Childhoods : Rosalie Fraser's Shadow Child and Donna Mehan's It Is No Secret Kate Douglas , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Contesting Childhood : Autobiography, Trauma, and Memory 2010; (p. 33-42)
'Fraser's Shadow Child, a Stolen Generations autobiography, relates her experiences living with a foster family in the 1960s and 1970s after being removed from her parents' care. Though the narrator recounts the abuse she suffered at the hands of her foster mother, Mrs Kelly, Shadow Child links the direct forms of (physical, sexual, and emotional) abuse that she suffered to the cultural abuse and neglect levelled at her and her siblings by the welfare institutions that were responsible for them. Fraser endures horrific physical and sexual abuse from her foster mother. The narrator uses term 'the Welfare' to describe the various systems that, while claiming to have her interests and protection in mind, offered no protection and seemingly had no interest in her.' (Author's introduction)
y separately published work icon Contesting Childhood : Autobiography, Trauma, and Memory Kate Douglas , New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press , 2010 Z1836606 2010 single work criticism 'The late 1990s and early 2000s witnessed a surge in the publication and popularity of autobiographical writings about childhood. Linking literary and cultural studies, Contesting Childhood draws on a varied selection of works from a diverse range of authors - from first-time to experienced writers. Kate Douglas explores Australian accounts of the Stolen Generation, contemporary American and British narratives of abuse, the bestselling memoirs of Andrea Ashworth, Augusten Burroughs, Robert Drewe, Mary Karr, Frank McCourt, Dave Pelzer, and Lorna Sage, among many others." "Drawing on trauma and memory studies and theories of authorship and readership, Contesting Childhood offers commentary on the triumphs, trials, and tribulations that have shaped this genre. Douglas examines the content of the narratives and the limits of their representations, as well as some of the ways in which autobiographies of youth have become politically important and influential. This study enables readers to discover how stories configure childhood within cultural memory and the public sphere.' (Publisher's blurb)
Writing about Abusive Mothers : Ethics and Auto/Biography Kate Douglas , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Textual Mothers / Maternal Texts : Motherhood in Contemporary Women's Literatures 2010; (p. 63-77)
Giving Pain a Place in the World: Aboriginal Women's Bodies in Australian Stolen Generations Autobiographical Narratives Christine Crowe , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Tracing the Autobiographical 2005; (p. 189-204)
The Universal Autobiographer : The Politics of Normative Readings Kate Douglas , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 72 2002; (p. 173-179, notes 283-285)
To Write Wrongs Melissa Lucashenko , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , February vol. 4 no. 1 1999; (p. 18-19)

— Review of Across Country : Stories from Aboriginal Australia 1998 anthology short story ; Maybe Tomorrow Boori Pryor , Meme McDonald , 1998 single work autobiography ; Unwritten Histories Craig Cormick , 1998 selected work short story prose ; Sister Girl : The Writings of Aboriginal Activist and Historian Jackie Huggins Jackie Huggins , 1998 selected work prose interview essay biography ; Shadow Child : A Memoir of the Stolen Generation Rosalie Fraser , 1998 single work autobiography
Levels of Abuse Philip Morrissey , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 212 1999; (p. 7-8)

— Review of Shadow Child : A Memoir of the Stolen Generation Rosalie Fraser , 1998 single work autobiography
Memories of Life in the Streets 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 13 January no. 192 1999; (p. 27)

— Review of Shadow Child : A Memoir of the Stolen Generation Rosalie Fraser , 1998 single work autobiography
'One of the bitter legacies of the stolen generations is the plight of Aboriginal street kids...'
Giving Pain a Place in the World: Aboriginal Women's Bodies in Australian Stolen Generations Autobiographical Narratives Christine Crowe , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Tracing the Autobiographical 2005; (p. 189-204)
Writing about Abusive Mothers : Ethics and Auto/Biography Kate Douglas , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Textual Mothers / Maternal Texts : Motherhood in Contemporary Women's Literatures 2010; (p. 63-77)
y separately published work icon Contesting Childhood : Autobiography, Trauma, and Memory Kate Douglas , New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press , 2010 Z1836606 2010 single work criticism 'The late 1990s and early 2000s witnessed a surge in the publication and popularity of autobiographical writings about childhood. Linking literary and cultural studies, Contesting Childhood draws on a varied selection of works from a diverse range of authors - from first-time to experienced writers. Kate Douglas explores Australian accounts of the Stolen Generation, contemporary American and British narratives of abuse, the bestselling memoirs of Andrea Ashworth, Augusten Burroughs, Robert Drewe, Mary Karr, Frank McCourt, Dave Pelzer, and Lorna Sage, among many others." "Drawing on trauma and memory studies and theories of authorship and readership, Contesting Childhood offers commentary on the triumphs, trials, and tribulations that have shaped this genre. Douglas examines the content of the narratives and the limits of their representations, as well as some of the ways in which autobiographies of youth have become politically important and influential. This study enables readers to discover how stories configure childhood within cultural memory and the public sphere.' (Publisher's blurb)
Stolen Childhoods : Rosalie Fraser's Shadow Child and Donna Mehan's It Is No Secret Kate Douglas , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Contesting Childhood : Autobiography, Trauma, and Memory 2010; (p. 33-42)
'Fraser's Shadow Child, a Stolen Generations autobiography, relates her experiences living with a foster family in the 1960s and 1970s after being removed from her parents' care. Though the narrator recounts the abuse she suffered at the hands of her foster mother, Mrs Kelly, Shadow Child links the direct forms of (physical, sexual, and emotional) abuse that she suffered to the cultural abuse and neglect levelled at her and her siblings by the welfare institutions that were responsible for them. Fraser endures horrific physical and sexual abuse from her foster mother. The narrator uses term 'the Welfare' to describe the various systems that, while claiming to have her interests and protection in mind, offered no protection and seemingly had no interest in her.' (Author's introduction)
'Believe Me' : Acts of Witnessing in Aboriginal Women's Autobiographical Narratives Christine Watson , 2000 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 64 2000; (p. 142-152)
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  • Mullewa, Eneabba - Morawa - Mullewa area, Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia,
  • Geraldton, Geraldton area, Dongara - Geraldton - Northampton area, Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia,
  • Kalgoorlie, Goldfields area, Southeast Western Australia, Western Australia,
  • Wundowie, Northam area, Northam - Southern Cross area, Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia,
  • Cue, Gascoyne - Murchison area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
  • Adelaide, South Australia,
  • Darwin, Darwin area, Northern Territory,
  • Brisbane, Queensland,
  • ca. 1960-1990
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