Dr Shurlee Swain is a professor at Australian Catholic University. She is a social historian with a particular interest in the history of women and children. Current projects include a history of adoption in Australia, and she is the historian chief investigator working on the development of the national Find and Connect web resource for former child migrants and Forgotten Australians.
Author email: Shurlee.Swain@acu.edu.au
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