About Roses from the Heart Tour dates
Is the first Memorial to all women sentenced to transportation as convicts to Australia (1788-1853). 25,566 cloth bonnets (taken from an 1860s servants bonnet) symbolises the women whose lives have been shrouded by a veil of amnesia for far too long.
Is the first Memorial to all women sentenced to transportation as convicts to Australia (1788-1853). 25,566 cloth bonnets (taken from an 1860s servants bonnet) symbolises the women whose lives have been shrouded by a veil of amnesia for far too long.
Wishing every one a memorable Christmas. To all who have made bonnet tributes for convict women as part of Roses from the Heart(r) and to those who have supported Christina Henri’s commemoration of the 25,566 convict women transported to Australia, a huge thank you. Christina sends you a glimpse of her Christmas and showcases the wonderful bonnet tribute for Ellen LOVE, made by Janece Bryan, Hobart, Tasmania (2011. Thanks Janece.
5,500 bonnets required to complete the Memorial.
