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Aristocracy, Temperance and Social Reform: The Life of Lady Henry Somerset
Olwen Claire Niessen
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Hardback. Isabel Somerset's reform efforts were acclaimed by humanitarian, political and social-reform organizations and the labour movement. She was internationally recognized for her contributions to the temperance cause, social reform and women's rights. This biography reveals her role as a reformer and women's advocate. Series: Library of Victorian Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 32. Weight in Grams: 540.
The visionary achievements of Isabella (Isabel) Caroline Somerset (Lady Henry Somerset), like the temperance cause she led, have undeservedly faded into obscurity. By her contemporaries she was feted for her social activism, and at the time of her death in 1921, Isabel Somerset's vigorous reform efforts were acclaimed by humanitarian, political and social-reform organizations and the labour movement. She was internationally recognized for her contributions to the temperance cause, social reform and women's rights. The failure of her traumatic marriage to Lord Henry Charles Somerset after revelation of his homosexual affairs, and the ensuing child-custody battle and consequent ostracism by ... Read more
The visionary achievements of Isabella (Isabel) Caroline Somerset (Lady Henry Somerset), like the temperance cause she led, have undeservedly faded into obscurity. By her contemporaries she was feted for her social activism, and at the time of her death in 1921, Isabel Somerset's vigorous reform efforts were acclaimed by humanitarian, political and social-reform organizations and the labour movement. She was internationally recognized for her contributions to the temperance cause, social reform and women's rights. The failure of her traumatic marriage to Lord Henry Charles Somerset after revelation of his homosexual affairs, and the ensuing child-custody battle and consequent ostracism by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
Library of Victorian Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845114848
SKU
V9781845114848
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About Olwen Claire Niessen
Olwen Claire Niessen completed her PhD at the University of Waterloo, Canada, where she was Assistant Professor of History (part time). She is now retired.
Reviews for Aristocracy, Temperance and Social Reform: The Life of Lady Henry Somerset
"'Invaluable to scholars in many fields,...will do much to correct the partial history of British women's reform that has been available to scholars and general readers alike. Niessen skilfully works with the sources she has found to bring out many aspects of Somerset's life and her reform career that have been previously unknown or little understood.'-Dr. Carolyn DeSwarte Gifford, Northwestern ... Read more