• Caroline Chisolm - The Immigrants Friend

  • Oct 24 2022
  • Length: 17 mins
  • Podcast

Caroline Chisolm - The Immigrants Friend

  • Summary

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    Caroline Chisholm was a philanthropist, social reformer and humanitarian, who 
    devoted herself to helping unemployed migrants, particularly vulnerable young 
    women. 
    She set up a safehouse and employment agency for single women, and 
    personally escorted them to their new homes in the country.
    She campaigned to bring out the families of former convicts for free, so they 
    could be reunited with their loved ones in Australia.
    In 1847, she became the first woman to address the House of Lords in 
    Westminster. She was also the first woman, other than the Queen, to feature on 
    an Australian bank note. 
    But the time she returned to England in 1846, she had helped 11,000 new 
    Australians find homes and work. 


    Further information:
    Caroline Chisholm – An Irresistible Force, by Sarah Goldman, HarperCollins, 2017
    Caroline Chisholm – The Emigrant’s Friends, by Joanna Bogle
    Caroline Chisholm – The Emigrant’s Friend by Tania McCartney (Junior Historical 
    Fiction)
    Australian Dictionary of Biography
    One Saint For Australia - Newspaper Article

    You can find Dr Paul Roe online at theoutbackhistorian.com.au and Katrina Roe 
    at katrinaroe.com

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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