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1 online resource (251 pages) |
| Series |
Social History in Perspective Ser |
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Social History in Perspective Ser
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; PART I WORKING-CLASS WOMEN, 1800-1860; 1 Work; Introduction; Agriculture and Service; Women in Trades and Rural Industries; Women in Factories and Mines; Women and Urban Employment; Domestic Work; Conclusion; 2 Politics, Community and Protest; Introduction; Community Protest; Popular Radicalism; The Battle for Freedom of the Press; Owenism; Chartism; Conclusion; 3 Families, Relationships and Home Life; Introduction; Adolescent Females and Courtship; Cohabitation and Marriage; Family Relationships and Motherhood; Conclusion |
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PART II MIDDLE-CLASS AND UPPER-CLASS WOMEN, 1800-18604 Work; Introduction; Domestic Work; Paid Positions; Women and the Family Enterprise; Social Work; Conclusion; 5 Politics, Community and Protest; Introduction; Philanthropy; Upper-Class Women and Politics; Middle-Class Women and Politics; The Early Feminist Movement; Conclusion; 6 Families, Relationships and Home Life; Introduction; Courtship; Childbirth and Motherhood; Household Management and Domesticity; Sexual Behaviour; Women's Experience of Marriage; Women's Legal Position; Conclusion; PART III WORKING-CLASS WOMEN, 1860-1900; 7 Work |
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IntroductionHome-Based Work and Hand Manufacture; Prostitution; Factory Work and Heavy Industry; Agriculture; Domestic Service; 'White-Collar' Work; Conclusion; 8 Politics, Community and Protest; Introduction; Community and Continuities; Labour Politics; Women's Co-operative Guild; Conservatism; Conclusion; 9 Families, Relationships and Home Life; Introduction; Young Women, Sexual Relations and Courtship; Domestic Management and Community Roles; The Dynamics of Marriage; Motherhood; Conclusion; PART IV MIDDLE-CLASS AND UPPER-CLASS WOMEN, 1860-1900; 10 Work; Introduction; Education Reform |
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TeachingMedicine; Clerical Work and Retailing; Continuities and Traditional Roles; Conclusion; 11 Politics, Community and Protest; Introduction; Philanthropy; Local Politics; Aristocratic Influence; Women and Political Parties; Victorian Feminisms; National Identities; Conclusion; 12 Families, Relationships and Home Life; Introduction; Courtship; Marriage; Motherhood; Single Women and Old Age; Conclusion; Conclusion; Notes; Further Reading; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781403937544 |
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1403937540 |
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