Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction: Defining and Redefining Women

2 "The Honour of a White Woman Is Sacred": The Exploitation of the Experiences of Theresa Delaney and Theresa Gowanlock

3 "Untold Suffering and Privation": Changing and Conflicting Stories of Captivity

4 Captivity Hoaxes and Their Uses

5 In Sharp Relief: Representations of Aboriginal Women in the Colonial Imagination

6 Alibis for Exclusion: Old Frenzy, New Targets

Notes

Index