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On her own: Women as heads of family groups in the 1828 censusFootnote∗

Lynne Bowd University of New England,
Pages 303-322 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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  • ∗ I wish to thank Nornia Townsend for her generous assistance and invaluable encouragement at all stages of this project. I would also like to thank David Kent, Alan Atkinson and Linda Emery for their important comments on earlier versions.

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