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'Mother, teacher, adviser and missionary' : Matilda Ward in North Queensland, 1891–1917
This chapter focuses on Matilda Ward, a missionary at the Presbyterian mission of Mapoon, north Queensland, and the first paid woman missionary to work on an Aboriginal mission. It examines the factors that led to Ward’s employment on the mission, the role that she played in the life of the mission and the consequences of her actions for Indigenous mission residents. While Matilda Ward was unusual for her time, her experience points to broader shifts in missionary practice and attitudes to gender within the Australian churches, particularly through the development of women’s missionary societies.
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Founders, firsts and feminists : women leaders in 20th-century AustraliaChapter number
2Pagination
27 - 45Publisher
eScholarship Research Centre, University of MelbournePlace of publication
Melbourne, Vic.ISBN-13
9781921775680Indigenous content
This research output may contain the names and images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people now deceased. We apologise for any distress that may occur.Language
engPublication classification
B1 Book chapterCopyright notice
2011, eScholarship Research Centre, University of MelbourneExtent
20Editor/Contributor(s)
F Davis, N Musgrove, J SmartUsage metrics
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