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 103
... marry . I will give my life to the movement , but I will give no other lives the pain of living . 121 Lane was vague about other ways of building a better life for women . They should be married to men who were considerate , clean ...
... marry . I will give my life to the movement , but I will give no other lives the pain of living . 121 Lane was vague about other ways of building a better life for women . They should be married to men who were considerate , clean ...
Page 119
... marriage rates for women before 1890 were much higher in Australia than in Britain during the same period . For men , however , they were much lower . Whereas only 3 per cent to 4 per cent of women in Australia had never married by the ...
... marriage rates for women before 1890 were much higher in Australia than in Britain during the same period . For men , however , they were much lower . Whereas only 3 per cent to 4 per cent of women in Australia had never married by the ...
Page 120
... married she lost that power and significance . It is not difficult to detect in the columns and cartoons of the ... married . ( Men were not affected in the same way . Many deferred marriage , but then married considerably younger women ...
... married she lost that power and significance . It is not difficult to detect in the columns and cartoons of the ... married . ( Men were not affected in the same way . Many deferred marriage , but then married considerably younger women ...
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