1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Pie
3 years ago
11

How was the impact of being a female convict different to that of being a male convict?

History
1 answer:
Serga [27]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Nearly 12,500 women were transported to Van Diemen's Land, mostly for petty theft. This was roughly the same number as were sent to New South Wales. Two-thirds arrived after 1840, when transportation to New South Wales ceased. There were three phases of female transportation to Van Diemen's Land: exile or open prison (1803–13), assignment (1814–42), and probation (1843–53). In each, the numbers of convict women arriving in Van Diemen's Land increased, and they were subjected to more severe penal conditions.

From 1803 to 1813, about ninety convict women arrived. As the colonial population grew, so did the demand for female convict labour. Convict women were employed in domestic service, washing and on government farms, and were expected to find their own food and lodging. Punishment for those who transgressed was humiliating and public. Exile itself was considered a catalyst for reform. Economic and social opportunities allowed significantly improved circumstances for some convict women, while others struggled.

During the second period, from 1814 to 1842, just over 5400 female convicts arrived. In 1840, the number increased significantly when transportation to New South Wales ceased, and all female convicts were shipped to Van Diemen's Land. In this second period, transportation of convict women was characterised by the development of clearly articulated policies with an unequivocal economic and moral focus. Convict women were assigned as domestic labour, and were encouraged to reform though a system of rewards and indulgences, such as the ticket-of-leave, which permitted the holder to work for any employer for wages and to choose her own residence. 

You might be interested in
After the United States entered World War I, whom did President Woodrow Wilson name as the commander of the American Expeditiona
Vlada [557]
<span>the answer is John J. Pershing
</span>
4 0
3 years ago
What was the purpose of the Hartford<br> Convention?
bulgar [2K]

Answer: The Hartford Convention resulted in a declaration calling on the Federal Government to protect New England and to supply financial aid to New England's badly battered trade economy.

4 0
2 years ago
Why did Richard Nixon want to improve relations with China?
Dahasolnce [82]

Answer:

I'm not able to give a definite answer, but I am able to narrow the answer choices down to where it's either A or D.

4 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
4. What parts of the Reconstruction era were advances and setbacks for civil rights?​
Liono4ka [1.6K]

Answer:

Advances: The freeing of the slaves through the Thirteenth Amendment, the giving of citizenship to African Americans through the Fourteenth Amendment, and the protection of voting rights through the Fifteenth Amendment

Setbacks: The black codes restricted

8 0
3 years ago
What was the meaning of the Albany Plan?
OleMash [197]

Answer:

a

Explanation:

The albany plan was created to convince the colonist tojoin together.

4 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • What produces no harmful emissions when used as an energy source
    15·2 answers
  • Without representatives in Parliament how did the Americans force the British to repel many of the new acts? Were they successfu
    9·2 answers
  • Which of these is an example of economic transformation that occurred in the early 20th century?
    15·2 answers
  • What were some of the social issues Reagan supported? Did he have much success in adopting his policies in these areas?
    12·1 answer
  • How did Ignatius Loyola and the Jesuits help the Catholic Church to gain, maintain, and consolidate power?
    15·1 answer
  • How it is possible for a candidate like Hayes to lose the popular vote and win the election
    5·1 answer
  • What stood out about the 1912 election?
    7·2 answers
  • What are goals of America’s foreign policy?
    13·2 answers
  • HELP HELP HELP HELP
    6·1 answer
  • 3. The United States played a major role in World War I. False True?
    8·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!