Author(s): Charlotte Macdonald

Early NZ | Secondhand

Between the 1840s and 1880s, thousands of young single women came to New Zealand as assisted migrants from Britain and Ireland. They faced a perilous journey and knew little of their destination. 

In this remarkable study, Macdonald, a pioneer of research into women’s history, explores the forgotten history of these women and challenges many of our preconceptions about women's lives in 19th century New Zealand.