09 119802 - British makers on board the Rajah en route to Hobart 'The Rajah quilt' 1841 from fry items Watch Video
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Description: British makers on board the Rajah en route to Hobartn'The Rajah quilt' 1841nGift of Les Hollings and the Australian Textiles Fund 1989nnIn 1816, Elizabeth Fry, concerned by the plight of women prisoners in gaol and during transportation, formed the Quaker group, The British Ladies Society for the Reformation of Female Prisoners. One of the many improvements that the Society implemented was to offer prisoners useful tasks such as needlecraft to keep them occupied during incarceration. Prisoners w
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