Historical information

The two pages are an oral history account of Kalypso Sofianos' story recorded by her daughter Nina Mills on the 27 November 1997. It outlines her early life in Roumania/Romania and Greece, her childhood after her mother's death and her father's remarriage, her migration to Australia and meeting her future husband Dimitri Sofianos.

Significance

The story gives an insight into the experiences of Ithacan women, the importance of family ties, arranged marriages and their arrival in a strange country.

Physical description

Two pages on A4 sheets of a transcript of an oral history.