Bluebelle-the-Inquisitive (Catherine)’s Reviews > The Floating Brothel > Status Update

The differences these women experienced between their foreign ports must have been whiplash. The difference between Rio and Cape Town in the 1780s? Dramatic to say the least.

But now we are in the final stretch for Sydney Cove, the end of their journey. For most their final home.

😔 It's taking me way too long to read this.

Rees spends a brief moment discussing the 1780s rebellions in Brazil. How is it I know so many of these names? These failed revolutionaries.

There is a reason for the brief segway the Lady Julian took supplies and rest in Rio de Janerio in 1789.

The contrast between Neptune's party (the celebration for crossing the equator on the Lady Julian) and the miscarriage of the unnamed woman is so, so stark. But a perfect way to show the differences between men and women. Not just convict and gaoler.

They legitimately turned it into a floating brothel, in Santa Cruz. It's sheer guess work as to who was facilitating, acting as Madam or Pimp but there is records of it.
Good for you ladies using your gods given assets for the potential revenue that can achieve.

Thd discussion about pregnancy prevention is interesting. How they did it, how much the women may or may not have known.
The muster for the ship's sailors is missing. We know who we know from Nicol and baptism records.

Huh 4 women escaped the night before the Lady Julian sailed. But uncharacteristic piss poor record keeping means we don't even know who 3 of them were.
Actually we don't even know how many women sailed on this boat at all. It could be anywhere between 245 (remembered by the steward) and 172 (the official number).

Well... well...
That was a rather blunt description of burning of the stake. Something I didn't expect to read today. Margaret Sullivan was condemned to that brutal death for treason.
For making fake coins

Her male conspirator hanged.

Bringing Lydia Bennett into this is quite smart. We all remember her actions, having read or seen them but few realise this was a potential penalty without the interference of Mr Darcy.
It brings it to a reality of a form for the reader.