Intrigued to discover a convict ancestor in her family tree, Babette Smith decided to investigate her life and the lives of the 99 women who were transported wi

A Cargo of Women: The Novel traces the chequered story of one hundred women transported together as convicts in 1829 on the ship Princess Royal. Caught in an En

From colonial to modern-day times this narrative history, incorporating first-person accounts, traces the development of women's roles in America. Against the b

Southern California is ground zero for upwardly mobile middle-class Latinas. Matriarchs like Mercy Amado—despite her drunken, philandering (now ex-) husband�

"Detailed accounts of the lives and achievements of the 28 women who each have a crater on the Moon named in their honour"--Provided by publisher.