Mission girls : aboriginal women on Catholic missions in the Kimberley, Western Australia, 1900-1950 /

Mission girls : aboriginal women on Catholic missions in the Kimberley, Western Australia, 1900-1950 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Choo, Christine.
Imprint:	Crawley, W.A. : University of Western Australia Press, 2001.
Description:	xxv, 350 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Catholic Church -- Missions -- Australia -- Kimberley (W.A.) Catholic Church. Australian aborigines -- Missions -- Australia -- Kimberley (W.A.) -- History. Women, Australian aboriginal -- Australia -- Kimberley (W.A.) -- History. Missions. Women, Aboriginal Australian -- Social conditions. Western Australia -- Kimberley. Church history. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4565277

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ISBN:	1876268557
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Summary:	This text examines the situation of Aboriginal women who lived on the Catholic missions of Beagle Bay and Kalumburu, in the north-west of Australia, between 1900 and 1950. It explores the effect of European colonization on these women, and the politics of gender and class in the process.
Physical Description:	xxv, 350 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	1876268557