1. Women and politics -- 2. Women's political roles -- 3. Women and social politics -- 4. Women and patronage -- 5. Women and the electoral process -- 6. Maintaining the family interest -- 7. 'Up to the ears in electioneering' -- 8. Conclusion
Summary
Based on wide-ranging research into political, personal, and general correspondences across a period of significant social and political change, this text explores the gendered nature of politics and political life in 18th-century England by focusing on the political involvement of female members of the political elite
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-264) and index
