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Colonial consorts : the wives of Victoria's governors, 1839-1900

Hancock, Marguerite2001
Review: "Carrying out the duties of a governor's wife was the pinnacle of public service for women in colonial Australia. Victoria had ten British governors during the nineteenth century, and all were married men. (One of them, Sir Henry Barkly, was married twice.) Their wives accompanied them to...
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