The disempowered : women and the law
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The disempowered : women and the law
(Sources of British feminism)
Routledge/Thoemmes Press , Kinokuniya, 1993
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Contents of Works
- English laws for women in the nineteenth century / by C. Norton
- A brief summary, in plain language of the most important laws of England concerning women / by Barbara L.S. Bodichon
- The "non-existence" of women / Caroline Norton
- Criminals, idiots, women, and minors : is the classification sound? / by Frances Power Cobbe
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Some of the key primary source texts central to the history of British feminism are now being made available in the six volumes of Sources of British Feminism. These anthologies are intended to signal a tribute to the collective and collaborative efforts of writers whose work has effected profound social and political change. Writings compiled here include socialist manifestoes, miscellaneous pamphlets, personal reminiscences, full length biographies, histories of the various movements and impassioned treatises on the cause of women's rights by leading advocates like Mary Astell, Barbara Bodichon and Emmeline Pankhurst.
Table of Contents
Vol I: The Pioneers: The Early Feminists 264pp
Vol II: The Disempowered: Women and the Law 298pp
Vol III: The Exploited: Women and Work 278pp
Vol IV: The Reformers: Socialist Feminism 336pp
Vol V: The Disenfranchised: The Fight for Suffrage 390pp Vol VI: The Suffragettes: Towards Emancipation 422pp
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