Free women and short hair: cropping, convictism, and reform in Van Diemen's Land
This chapter explores the practice of forcibly cutting free women’s hair in convict female factories in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania), the public debate it generated, and the termination of the practice through changes to prison policy and the Masters and Servants law. By drawing together a historiog...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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Women's criminalisation and offending in Australia and New Zealand
Year: 2024, Pages: 15-32 |
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