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British Women's History: A Documentary History from the Enlightenment to World War I (International Library of Historical Studies)
Alison Twells
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Description for British Women's History: A Documentary History from the Enlightenment to World War I (International Library of Historical Studies)
Paperback. Details women's experiences from the end of the 18th century to the outbreak of World War I. This anthology draws on a range of sources including parliamentary reports, pamphlets, newspapers and journals, novels, poetry and hymns, and seminal texts by activists in the women's movement. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
This new anthology brings together excerpts from over one hundred documents detailing women's experiences from the end of the 18th century to the outbreak of World War I. It looks in detail at all aspects of life for women in Britain in this period, including motherhood, marriage and domestic life; religion, philanthropy and politics; work; education; the migration of Irish, Jewish and Black and Asian women to Britain; women in the Empire; and early feminism. This documentary history draws on a wide range of sources including parliamentary reports, pamphlets, newspapers and journals, novels, poetry and hymns, and seminal texts by ... Read more
This new anthology brings together excerpts from over one hundred documents detailing women's experiences from the end of the 18th century to the outbreak of World War I. It looks in detail at all aspects of life for women in Britain in this period, including motherhood, marriage and domestic life; religion, philanthropy and politics; work; education; the migration of Irish, Jewish and Black and Asian women to Britain; women in the Empire; and early feminism. This documentary history draws on a wide range of sources including parliamentary reports, pamphlets, newspapers and journals, novels, poetry and hymns, and seminal texts by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
International Library of Historical Studies
Condition
New
Weight
468g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860641626
SKU
V9781860641626
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About Alison Twells
Alison Twells is Senior Lecturer in Social and Cultural History at Sheffield Hallam University. She has written various articles, on women's history and on nineteenth-century missionary culture, and is the author of The Civilising Mission and the English Middle Class, 1780-1850: The 'Heathen' at Home and Overseas .
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