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Parrot pie for breakfast : an anthology of women pioneers / [edited by] Jane Robinson.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.Description: xiv, 177 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0192880209 (paperback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.40941 21
Contents:
1. Taking Leave -- 2. The Voyage Out -- 3. First Impressions -- 4. Settling In -- 5. Spending the Day -- 6. Matters Domestic -- 7. Triumph and Delight -- 8. Danger and Desperation -- 9. Staying On.
Review: "This riveting anthology tells the story of over 100 women spanning four centuries, from the lowliest kitchen skivvy to ambassadors' wives: emigrants who settled the wildernesses of the world in search of new and better lives. Many were lured abroad by the promise of work or fortune; some went because imperial duty called, while for others it was a most unfeminine lust for adventure that drew them away. But all faced challenges in their homes from home that were to test to the limit their spirits, their resourcefulness, even their survival."--BOOK JACKET.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library 305.40941 PAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL 63452

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Taking Leave -- 2. The Voyage Out -- 3. First Impressions -- 4. Settling In -- 5. Spending the Day -- 6. Matters Domestic -- 7. Triumph and Delight -- 8. Danger and Desperation -- 9. Staying On.

"This riveting anthology tells the story of over 100 women spanning four centuries, from the lowliest kitchen skivvy to ambassadors' wives: emigrants who settled the wildernesses of the world in search of new and better lives. Many were lured abroad by the promise of work or fortune; some went because imperial duty called, while for others it was a most unfeminine lust for adventure that drew them away. But all faced challenges in their homes from home that were to test to the limit their spirits, their resourcefulness, even their survival."--BOOK JACKET.

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