Curious Canadian History

S3E12 The Bride Ships of British Columbia

02.18.2018 - By David BorysPlay

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In the mid 19th century several efforts were made to bring middle class, working class, and poor white British women to the two British colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia in order to increase the numbers of marriageable women within the colonies. These became known as the bride ships of B.C. Get add free content at Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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