Name/TitleAnd the women came too : the families of the founders of the Melbourne Mechanics' Institution
MakerMarsden, Anne
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectExploration of the women associated with the founders of the Melbourne Mechanics' Institution. Includes the journey the women experienced on their way to Port Phillip District, early settlement recounts.
Contents:
The challenges faced by immigrant women
The women's stories:
Victoria's first "first lady" - Martha Lonsdale
The wife of the first The Governor of Victoria - Sophie La Trobe
The artist - Georgiana McCrae
The tale of two sisters - Henrietta Yldwyn and Caroline Simpson/Braim
The minster's wife - Margaret Clow
The merchant's wife - Mamie Graham
The goldbeater's daughter & the school proprietor - Caroline and Elizabeth McArthur
The strange story of Thomas Wills and his consorts - Celia Reiby, Mary Ann Barry and Mary Anne Mellard
The more elusive women - May Anne Peers, Mary Wintle, Elizabeth Beaver, and Hester Hurlstone
Appendix: The arrival of the founders of the mechanic's Institute
Also titled: And the women came too, Melbourne Mechanics' Institution. Includes bibliographical references, index, photos, illustrations.
PublisherThe Melbourne Athenaeum Library Inc.
Publication Date[2018]
Publication PlaceMelbourne, Vic.
Subject and Association KeywordsPioneers
Subject and Association KeywordsMelbourne Mechanics' Institute
Subject and Association KeywordsVoyages to Australia
Subject and Association KeywordsPort Phillip District (Vic.)
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen
Subject and Association KeywordsPersonal narratives
Named CollectionLibrary
Object TypeBook
ISBN/ISSN9780646988160
Object numberLIB 00061493
Spine Label374 MEL MAR
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved