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What Regency Women Did For Us
Rachel Knowles
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Description for What Regency Women Did For Us
Paperback. Inspirational stories of what women achieved against the odds Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Regency women inhabited a very different world from the one in which we live today. Considered intellectually inferior to men, they received little education and had very few rights. This book tells the inspirational stories of twelve women, from very different backgrounds, who overcame often huge obstacles to achieve success. These women were pioneers, philanthropists and entrepreneurs, authors, scientists and actresses women who made an impact on their world and ours. In her debut non-fiction work, popular history blogger Rachel Knowles tells how each of these remarkable ladies helped change the world they lived in and whose legacy is ... Read more
Regency women inhabited a very different world from the one in which we live today. Considered intellectually inferior to men, they received little education and had very few rights. This book tells the inspirational stories of twelve women, from very different backgrounds, who overcame often huge obstacles to achieve success. These women were pioneers, philanthropists and entrepreneurs, authors, scientists and actresses women who made an impact on their world and ours. In her debut non-fiction work, popular history blogger Rachel Knowles tells how each of these remarkable ladies helped change the world they lived in and whose legacy is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473882249
SKU
V9781473882249
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Ref
99-2
About Rachel Knowles
A lifelong enthusiast for the Regency period, Rachel Knowles established the Regency History blog in 2011, acquiring a reputation for paying meticulous attention to original sources in her pursuit of historical accuracy. Her first historical novel, A Perfect Match, a romance set in late Georgian England, was published in 2015. She lives in Weymouth, Dorset, and is a popular local ... Read more
Reviews for What Regency Women Did For Us
Rachel's fine book looks at how the women of Britain emerged from the shadows of their husbands during the Regency period, inspiring female writers, scientists etc, . to take hold of their own destinies and start to have an influence on the world. Brilliant.
(06/01/2017) If what you want is an introductory overview, using selected case studies to ... Read more
(06/01/2017) If what you want is an introductory overview, using selected case studies to ... Read more