Abstract
Quick thinking, versatility, organisational skills, teamwork, courage, numeracy and familiarity with the retail trade – these are not the usual attributes used to describe convict women but these are characteristics useful in a life of crime. Ironically, they were also a good foundation for colonial life. This paper describes the involvement of women in a particular crime – the trade in forged bank notes, a crime that was prevalent between 1800 and 1821.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 83-101 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- women prisoners
- convicts
- bank notes
- forgeries
- punishment in crime deterrence
- Australia