Deborah J. Swiss received her Ed.D. from Harvard University, and is the author of Women and the Work/ Family Dilemma, Women Breaking Through, and The Male Mind at Work. She lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.
"The Irish feature in disproportionate numbers among the convicts
transported to Australia. The number of female Irish convicts rose
considerably in the aftermath of the great Irish Famine, a period
which also saw the transportation of more than 4,000 Irish orphans
girls as "breeding stock" for the new colony. Deborah Swiss brings
new light and insight into the story of female convicts transported
to Australia and in telling this story through the lives of a
number of individual women brings home to us both the tragedy and
the triumph of these resilient women."—Mßirtfn + Fainfn, Ambassador
of Ireland
"Deborah Swiss eloquently and engagingly uncovers a buried and
important piece of Australian "herstory," convicted women who
endured injustice, cruelty, and hardship. Even more than that,
Swiss skillfully illuminates their essence in their extraordinary
resilience, determination, and courage. An inspiration to
all."—Birute Regine, author of Iron Butterflies: Women Transforming
Themselves and the World.
"The Tin Ticket powerfully illustrates the unimaginable
vulnerability and desperation that came with being poor and female
two hundred years ago in Britain. But the stories of the women in
this book are not too different from those of the millions who are
trafficked across continents even today for cheap labor or sex. And
like these women, the founding mothers of Australia exemplify the
same remarkable resilience and resourcefulness that women show to
pull themselves and their families out of adversity. The Tin Ticket
tells their story, and enriches our shared history as women and as
human beings."—Ritu Sharma, Co-Founder and President, Women Thrive
Worldwide
"History books far too often scant the stories of women, of the
poor, and of those swallowed up in the prison system. Deborah Swiss
has broken this triple barrier to bring us a moving and fascinating
story—both of forgotten people who were ruthlessly exploited, and
of a remarkable woman who did much to help them."—Adam Hochschild,
author of King Leopold's Ghost and Bury the Chains, co-founder of
Mother Jones.
"The Irish feature in disproportionate numbers among the convicts
transported to Australia. The number of female Irish convicts rose
considerably in the aftermath of the great Irish Famine, a period
which also saw the transportation of more than 4,000 Irish orphans
girls as "breeding stock" for the new colony. Deborah Swiss brings
new light and insight into the story of female convicts transported
to Australia and in telling this story through the lives of a
number of individual women brings home to us both the tragedy and
the triumph of these resilient women."
-Mssirtfn + Fainfn, Ambassador of Ireland
"Deborah Swiss eloquently and engagingly uncovers a buried and
important piece of Australian "herstory," convicted women who
endured injustice, cruelty, and hardship. Even more than that,
Swiss skillfully illuminates their essence in their extraordinary
resilience, determination, and courage. An inspiration to all."
-Birute Regine, author of Iron Butterflies: Women Transforming
Themselves and the World.
"The Tin Ticket powerfully illustrates the unimaginable
vulnerability and desperation that came with being poor and female
two hundred years ago in Britain. But the stories of the women in
this book are not too different from those of the millions who are
trafficked across continents even today for cheap labor or sex. And
like these women, the founding mothers of Australia exemplify the
same remarkable resilience and resourcefulness that women show to
pull themselves and their families out of adversity. The Tin
Ticket tells their story, and enriches our shared history as
women and as human beings."
-Ritu Sharma, Co-Founder and President, Women Thrive Worldwide
"History books far too often scant the stories of women, of the
poor, and of those swallowed up in the prison system. Deborah Swiss
has broken this triple barrier to bring us a moving and fascinating
story -- both of forgotten people who were ruthlessly exploited,
and of a remarkable woman who did much to help them."
-Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's Ghost and Bury
the Chains, co-founder of Mother Jones.
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