To try her fortune in London : Australian women, colonialism, and modernity

between 1870 And 1940, Tens Of Thousands Of Australian Women Were Drawn To London, Their Imperial Metropolis And The Center Of The Publishing, Art, Musical, Theatrical, And Educational Worlds. Even More Australian Women Than Men Made The Pilgrimage Home, Seeking Opportunities Beyond Those Available To Them In The Australian Colonies Or Dominion. In Tracing The Experiences Of These Women, This Volume Reveals Hitherto Unexamined Connections Between Whiteness, Colonial Status, Gender, And Modernity. This title considers white colonials as part of the colonial presence at the heart of the empire. Between 1870 and 1940 tens of thousands of Australian women were drawn to London, their imperial metropolis and the centre of the publishing, art, theatrical, and educational worlds Between 1870 and 1940 thousands of Australian women were drawn to London, their imperial metropolis and the centre of the art, publishing, theatrical and educational worlds. This study examines connections between whiteness, colonial status and modernity