Ayahs and Amahs project: Online exhibition goes live

This event was held on Thursday 8 September 2022

A black& white head& shoulder shot of a nursemaid
Assu, the Drew Family’s amah Credit: Photograph, c.1891 | Courtesy of Harvard-Yenching Library, Harvard University

FREE

Join the Ayahs and Amahs team in their face-to-face only launch at The Loft at at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). The exhibition will be launched by Emeritus Professor Heather Goodall and Dr. Sophie Loy-Wilson as part of NSW History Council’s History Week.

The Ayahs and Amahs online exhibition brings to life the stories, memories and histories of the intrepid Indian and Chinese nursemaids who travelled the circuits of the British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

For those who can’t make the launch, sign up to be notified when the exhibition goes live.

Event Information

  • Date:  This event was held on Thursday 8 September 2022