'Mother, teacher, adviser and missionary' : Matilda Ward in North Queensland, 1891–1917 Cruickshank, Joanna 2011, 'Mother, teacher, adviser and missionary' : Matilda Ward in North Queensland, 1891–1917. In Davis, Fiona, Musgrove, Nell and Smart, Judith (ed), Founders, firsts and feminists : women leaders in 20th-century Australia, eScholarship Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., pp.27-45. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads cruikshank-motherteacher-2011.pdf Published version application/pdf 289.41KB 191 Title 'Mother, teacher, adviser and missionary' : Matilda Ward in North Queensland, 1891–1917 Author(s) Cruickshank, Joanna orcid.org/0000-0001-9155-2625 Title of book Founders, firsts and feminists : women leaders in 20th-century Australia Editor(s) Davis, Fiona Musgrove, Nell Smart, Judith Publication date 2011 Chapter number 2 Total chapters 20 Start page 27 End page 45 Total pages 19 Publisher eScholarship Research Centre, University of Melbourne Place of Publication Melbourne, Vic. Keyword(s) Aboriginal missions gender religion women’s missionary societies Summary This chapter focuses on Matilda Ward, a missionary at the Presbyterian mission of Mapoon, north Queensland, and the first paid woman missionary to work on an Aboriginal mission. It examines the factors that led to Ward’s employment on the mission, the role that she played in the life of the mission and the consequences of her actions for Indigenous mission residents. While Matilda Ward was unusual for her time, her experience points to broader shifts in missionary practice and attitudes to gender within the Australian churches, particularly through the development of women’s missionary societies. ISBN 9781921775680 Language eng Indigenous content on Field of Research 210303 Australian History (excl Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) Socio Economic Objective 950503 Understanding Australia's Past HERDC Research category B1 Book chapter HERDC collection year 2011 Copyright notice ©2011, eScholarship Research Centre, University of Melbourne Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30043834 Document type: Book Chapter Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of History, Heritage and Society Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 21 Mar 2012, 16:17:03 EST Thu, 22 Mar 2012, 10:08:08 EST Mon, 26 Mar 2012, 12:58:40 EST Mon, 26 Mar 2012, 12:59:54 EST Thu, 11 Apr 2013, 16:37:02 EST Fri, 12 Apr 2013, 08:36:40 EST Mon, 23 Feb 2015, 10:03:59 EST Mon, 23 Feb 2015, 10:04:38 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 18:30:49 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:30:10 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:48:59 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 907 Abstract Views, 191 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 21 Mar 2012, 16:16:49 EST by Kylie Koulkoudinas