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Deborah J. Swiss

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Deborah Swiss is the author of The Tin Ticket: The Heroic Journey of Australia's Convict Women, and several other non-fiction books. Her latest project started with a chance meeting in a post office in Launceston, Tasmania in 2004. Tasmanian artist Christina Henri, whose work honors the female transports, happened to be in the same line and began to tell a story that led to six and a half years of research. The Tin Ticket explores the forgotten history of 25,000 women who were transported as “tamers and breeders” to Australian colonies in the early nineteenth century. It’s a story about the triumph of the human spirit told through the lives of three remarkable survivors. The book trailer features interviews with convict descendants: http:// ...more

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The Heart of Christmas Past

Blog in the Huffington Post, December 20, 2012

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Published on December 23, 2012 09:44 • Tags: christmas-in-australia, the-heart-of-christmas-past, the-meaning-of-christmas

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	The Tin Ticket: The Heroic Journey of Australia's Convict Women 3.68 avg rating — 901 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Male Mind at Work : A Woman's Guide to Working with Men liked it 3.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Women Breaking Through: Overcoming the Final 10 Obstacles at Work 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Women and the Work/Family Dilemma: How Today's Professional Women Are Confronting the Maternal Wall 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aprende a trabajar con hombres 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Common thieves like Ludlow were simply another London”
― Deborah J. Swiss, The Tin Ticket: The Heroic Journey of Australia's Convict Women

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