Barbara Minchinton Talks 'The Women Of Little Lon' by The Write Way Podcast published on 2021-10-06T06:33:49Z Writer, independent researcher and historian Barbara Minchinton, appeared on the program to discuss her book – ‘The Women Of Little Lon’. Topics discussed include: - Barbara’s collaborations with several archaeological teams operating on sites around Little Lon – uncovering artefacts and their history - how that served as the impetus for what would become the exhaustively researched ‘The Women Of Little Lon’. - The difficulty with researching and tracing the history of the sex workers featured in the book – including conflicting accounts and people going by many aliases. The missing puzzle pieces of accounts. - Those that opposed and condemned the sex workers – from politicians to policemen and journalists – many of them out and out misogynists – how their descriptions of, or recordings of events, shaped (wrongly) the historical accounts Barbara had to sift through, in order to find the truth/truest accounts (i.e. family history accounts). - How far removed from the truth the stereotypes peddled by these types were from the true lives and the characters of sex workers of Little Lon. Failing to mention, or choosing to completely ignore the support, documented support, and care the sex worker community gave to one another, from child minding and rearing to the helping of delivering babies and more – and how it shines through the accounts dimmed by the pervasively misogynistic historical accounts. - Just how significant and important the sex work and the sex workers were, not only within their own community, but within the broader society at the time – the many businesses and tradespeople who were reliant on their business – from milliners and dressmakers to landlords and grog suppliers, and everything in between. - The book’s purpose – shedding light on a place and the people that inhabited it, who are rarely mentioned, or even given the acknowledgement and respect they are due, throughout the annals of history. How Barbara has sought to create the true/truest account in order to rectify the grossly incorrect history perpetuated by the misogynistic accounts from the era. - Plus, a whole ton more! Thanks heaps to Barbara for appearing on the show, you can pick up your copy of ‘The Women Of Little Lon’ from her publisher, Black Inc, at: https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/women-little-lon Genre Podcast