Female Immigration Considered
In a Brief Account of the Sydney Immigrants’ Home
Female Immigration Considered, published in 1842, recounts Caroline Chisholm's first years of activity in the Female Immigrants Home. The aim of her work was to draw public attention towards and effect change in what Chisholm saw as the 'evils' of an immigration system that abandoned its subjects.
Caroline Chisholm was born in England in 1808 and settled in Windsor, New South Wales in 1838. Throughout her life, Chisholm was involved in issues related to immigration to Australia. She lobbied for and received government support for a scheme to assist female immigrants into employment in rural and outback Australia. In 1846, Chisholm returned to England to promote migration to Australia. She moved back to Australia in 1857, where she worked on increasing government support for workers in the goldfields.
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