Overview
- Clearly divided into thematic sections, with two main chronological divisions
A reassessment of traditional categories e.g. 'work', 'politics' and 'philanthropy' demonstrates women's dynamic role in contemporary life
Focuses on women themselves their own perceptions and identities, rather than discourses and economic pressures
Part of the book series: Social History in Perspective (SHP)
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About this book
This highly original synthesis is a clear and stimulating assessment of nineteenth-century British women. It aims to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the key historiographical debates and issues, placing particular emphasis upon recent, revisionist research. The book highlights not merely the ideologies and economic circumstances which shaped women's lives, but highlights the sheer diversity of women's own experiences and identities. In so doing, it presents a positive but nuanced interpretation of women's roles within their own families and communities, as well as stressing women's enormous contribution to the making of contemporary British culture and society.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Working-Class Women, 1800–1860
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Middle-Class and Upper-Class Women, 1800–1860
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Front Matter
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Working-Class Women, 1860–1900
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Middle-Class and Upper-Class Women, 1860–1900
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Conclusion
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Back Matter
About the author
KATHRYN GLEADLE holds a British Academy Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at London Guildhall University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: British Women in the Nineteenth Century
Authors: Kathryn Gleadle
Series Title: Social History in Perspective
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-3754-4
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2001
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 250
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland