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 //Mrs. Chisholm is tall, stately in her bearing, ladylike in her manners. Her face beaming with kindness, her voice is musical and she speaks fluently and// //She was quite forceful but in a very pleasant and feminine way.//

Caroline Chisholm was born in England in 1808 ,Even as a young girl she was interested in helping people, her parents home was open for every one.

when caroline was 22 she marriedArchibald Chisholman officer in the British Army. Early in their married life caroline and Archibald Chisholm decided to move to Australia ,as they sailed into sydney there were still lots of convicts.unlike all the other army wives she diden't stay at home, she would go around for a walk around sydney and she was shocked at how manny woman were living on the streets. all of the woman were forced totravel out on filthy, overcrowded ships, they'd come to Australia looking for a better life. when they got to australia there were no jobs or places to live in Caroline wanted to start a home for unemployed women, and then to find them jobs.She asked the Governor for a building.

//she said "// 'm willing to work hard, assist in any way, give my time freely, provided such a home for young girls becomes a reality."Mr gips[The Governor] said it would cost too much, Caroline didn't give up. After many meetings the Governor finally gave in. //"You can have Immigration Barracks"// > Caroline' hard work for the poor's home was just beging, The building was filthy and full of rats. caroline tried to do both of her home cleaning and cleaning the Immigration Barracks, people always criticised for neglecting her children, She had nine. > > > the home worked out very well in 2 years she had found jobs and homes for 1000 womanCaroline's home moved most of the women off the streets, but she could still see that future migrants would need help.She convinced the authorities that something had to be done about the dreadful conditions on the ships being used to bring people to Australia. > > She set up an employment office, and was the first person in Australia to introduce work contracts; agreements about working conditions and pay.She continued to travel the country to find jobs and homes for about 11,000 migrants, most of them young women.In all this time Caroline accepted no money for her work.//"She was given no financial support initially by the government at all and it really was an extraordinary thing for anyone to achieve, let alone a housewife who was looking after children and a family."// In 1846, Caroline Chisholm went back to England to work on another plan for migrants.She talked the government into giving the families of former convicts a free ride from England to Australia.In 1877 Caroline Chisholm died at home in England. > > By then she was very poor and almost forgotten.But Australian history recognises Caroline Chisholm as one of our greatest women.Caroline Chisholm was known as 'the emigrant's friend'. She earned this title for her work with poor migrants to Australia last century.Caroline was one of this country's most outstanding women. Her portrait was on the five dollar note for more than twenty years