Caroline Chisholm

My life as a migrant

Caroline Chisholm was born in 1808 near Northampton, England. She lived with her mother a kind hearted person and her dad William Jones, a well-to-do farmer. At 22 she agreed to marry Captain Archibald Chisholm . However in 1838 they migrated to Australia because of Captain Archibald's health as he was sick and they thought the climate would be more sufficient in Australia.

Her Achievments

Caroline Chisholm's story

About her

At seven, she displayed a passionate interest in immigration.She was on the five dollar note in 1967Caroline chisholm had five chikldren

Facts

This video is caroline chisholm trying to convince Governor Gipps to open up school for the poor. In this video Govenor Gipps won't let her open any schools up, but in the end he gave in.

As a result of all her hard work, Caroline Chisholm became well known everywhere and she recieved alot of money but she refused to take it. People got to know her as a person who never gave up, always tried to help people and just being very kind.

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In the End

On the trip to Sydney, Archibald and I were becoming aware of the difficult conditions that faced immigrants arriving in the colony. We were particularly concerned for the young women who were arriving without any money, friends or family or jobs to go to and many ended up working on the streets. Archibald returned to his regiment in 1840. I set up a home in Sydney for young women, and organised more homes in several rural centers. The home was soon extended to help families and young men. During the seven years I was in Australia I placed over 11,000 people in homes and jobs.