convict stories – The Folk Federation of NSW

Mothers of the Nation – A Contemporary Voice for Parramatta’s Female Factory Convicts

March 13, 2021 Pam Merrigan 0

In a fitting tribute to past female lives, Sydney based musicians Rosie McDonald and Cliona Molins have challenged history, giving a contemporary voice to some 9,000 convict women who inhabited Parramatta’s Female Factory, 1821-48, a […]

The Folk Federation of NSW acknowledges the Traditional Owners of country throughout our state of NSW and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures; and to Elders past, present and emerging.