What did Mary Bryant do to make her self famous What did she do to go down in history?

Answer 1

Mary Bryant was typical of the convict girls who were transported to Australia on the First Fleet (and others later) for crimes no worse than merely stealing some food to avoid starvation. It is not so much what Mary Bryant herself did, but for the fact that she represents all those other thousands of convict women, sentenced unjustly, and forced to endure the months-long horrific voyage to Australia in dangerous and unsanitary conditions. Even once she - and others - reached New South Wales, they endured incredible hardships and abuse by men. Mary, like so many others in her situation, was a Survivor. It was upon determined and persistent people like this that the great nation of Australia was built.