Title: Agents of empire : British female migration to Canada and Australia, 1860s-1930 /
Authors: Chilton, Lisa.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Women immigrants Canada Social conditions; Women immigrants Canada Social conditions; Women immigrants Australia Social conditions; Women immigrants Australia Social conditions; Women Great Britain Social conditions; Women Great Britain Social conditions; Immigrantes Canada Conditions sociales; Immigrantes Canada Conditions sociales; Immigrantes Australie Conditions sociales; Immigrantes Australie Conditions sociales; Femmes Grande-Bretagne Conditions sociales; Femmes Grande-Bretagne Conditions sociales; Canada Emigration and immigration History; Canada Emigration and immigration History; Australia Emigration and immigration History; Australia Emigration and immigration History; Canada Émigration et immigration Histoire; Canada Émigration et immigration Histoire; Australie Émigration et immigration Histoire; Australie Émigration et immigration Histoire
Abstract: "The period between the 1860s and the 1920s witnessed a wave of female migration from Britain to Canada and Australia, much of which was managed by women. Agents of Empire explores the work of the women who promoted, managed, and ultimately transformed single British women's experiences of migration." "Agents of Empire highlights the aims and methods behind the emigrators' work, as well as the implications and ramifications of their long-term engagement with this imperialistic feminizing project. Chilton provides insight into the struggle for control of female migration and female migrants, adding an important dimension to the study of gender, migration, and empire."--Jacket.