Women In Australia In The Year 1788

The year 1788 was marked as a very important year in the entire History of Australia. It was the year the first fleet of convicts arrived in australia at Botonay Bay from the terrible and putrid conditions in London. The ships had both men and women onboard but the majority of them were males.

The females of the colonies were often regarded as less than human hence them being treated in such a manor. They were seen as the breeders of the colonies and their punishments were aimed for psychological harm. If women were re-offenders to crime once in the colonies they would be sent to have heir head shaved which would put a disgusting reputation to their name because women saw their long hair as the key to their femeninity.

Women would