Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Illustrations xi
4. List of Tables xiv
5. Acknowledgements xv
6. List of Abbreviations xix
7. Note On Terminology xx
8. Introduction 3
9. Narrowing Opportunities for Women 29
10. “Land Owners and Enterprising Settlers in the Colonies” 85
11. Widows and Other Immigrant Women Homesteaders 147
12. Women Who Bought Land 207
13. Answering the Call of Empire 245
14. “Daughters of British Blood” or “Hordes of Men of Alien Race”? 287
15. The Persistence of a “Curiously Strong Prejudice” 327
16. Conclusion 374
17. Notes 383
18. Bibliography 423
19. Index 443
20. A Note on the Type 456