Many Aboriginal girls were forced into domestic service by the Australian government during the Stolen Generations period. In reality, they were enslaved and abused, with ramifications that reverberate to this day. It tells the stories of five women: Rita, Violet, and the three Wenberg sisters. Servant or Slave is a work of profound grief and urgency, bringing to life the human tragedy of Australia's Indigenous history in the unadorned words of those who lived it.
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Many Aboriginal girls were forced into domestic service by the Australian government during the Stolen Generations period. In reality, they were enslaved and abused, with ramifications that reverberate to this day. It tells the stories of five women: Rita, Violet, and the three Wenberg sisters. Servant or Slave is a work of profound grief and urgency, bringing to life the human tragedy of Australia's Indigenous history in the unadorned words of those who lived it.
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