EAN: 9783030133474

THE SOCIETY FOR THE OVERSEA SETTLEMENT OF BRITI...

This book examines the British government¿s response to the ¿superfluous women problem'  and
concerns about post-war unemployment more generally  by creating a migration society that was
tasked with reducing the number of single women at home through overseas migration. The Society
for the Oversea Settlement of British Women (SOSBW) was created in 1919 to facilitate the
transportation of female migrants to the former white settler colonies. To do so  the SOSBW
worked with various domestic and dominion groups to find the most suitable women for migration
while also meeting the dominions¿ demands for specific types of workers  particularly women for
work in domestic service. While the Society initially aimed to meet its original mandate  it
gradually developed its own vision of empire settlement and refocused its efforts on aiding the
migration of educated and trained women who were looking for new  modern  and professional work
opportunities abroad.

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