The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 3Late nineteenth-century Australia claimed one of the world's highest standards of living and was seen as one of the most successful examples of the transplantation of British culture. Yet beneath the surface prosperity, there lay a great deal of uncertainty and conflict, including clashes among churches, the crash of the 1890s, pressure for federation, and the challenging of traditional views of education, women's roles, and the family. This volume takes a skeptical look at many of the common perceptions of Australia in the Victorian era, concentrating on human values rather than on the rhetoric of national achievement. |
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Page 104
... female inequality . The marriage market was uncertain for men . Perhaps they could not afford it . In the labour market too , female competition was becoming more insistent . Yet men had been taught to think protectively of women . The ...
... female inequality . The marriage market was uncertain for men . Perhaps they could not afford it . In the labour market too , female competition was becoming more insistent . Yet men had been taught to think protectively of women . The ...
Page 117
... female population shaped the marriage market . The fact that the mass of the female population was constantly younger than the male led to high hopes for its marriageable and re- productive capabilities . But before 1890 , 80 per cent ...
... female population shaped the marriage market . The fact that the mass of the female population was constantly younger than the male led to high hopes for its marriageable and re- productive capabilities . But before 1890 , 80 per cent ...
Page 118
... females as well as the ratio in younger age groups . It is hard to say whether it mattered that most wives were native ... female population , grand- mothers were young , still likely to be bearing their own children when their eldest ...
... females as well as the ratio in younger age groups . It is hard to say whether it mattered that most wives were native ... female population , grand- mothers were young , still likely to be bearing their own children when their eldest ...
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