Epigraph:
The stories of Aboriginal women domestic servants cannot be told enough. They illuminate a deeply-rooted racist facet of Australia’s history. They tell of the trials tribulations and triumphs amidst the backdrop of oppression.
– Jackie Huggins, White Apron, Black Hands , 1994
Epigraph:
Girls of tender age and years are torn away from their parents ... and put to service in an environment as near to slavery as it is possible to find.
– Australian Aborigines Progressive Association, 1928