Adjustable Relationships: marriage, divorce and bigamy on the goldfields.
Julia Bradshaw (Canterbury Museum) explores the fluid definition of marriage between the New Zealand goldrushes with some colourful examples.
26 May 2024
02:00pm - 03:00pm
The movement of people between goldrushes provided an opportunity for people to reinvent themselves. This talk explores the fluid definition of marriage at the time and provides some colourful examples.
Julia Bradshaw is currently Senior Curator Human History at Canterbury Museum and has a background in South Island social history with a special interest in New Zealand’s gold-rushes and the experiences of women.
Door sales may be available if not sold out prior. Booking is recommended.
Doors open 15 minutes prior to event.