Women's history : Britain, 1850-1945 : an introduction

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Women's history : Britain, 1850-1945 : an introduction

edited by June Purvis

(Women's history)

UCL Press, 1995

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Britain, 1850-1945

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Includes references and index

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Volume

: hbk ISBN 9781857283198

Description

Women's History: Britain 1850-1945 introduces the main themes and debates of feminist history during this period of change, and brings together the findings of new research. It examines the suffrage movement, race and empire, industrialisation, the impact of war and womens literature. Specialists in their own fields have each written a chapter on a key aspect of womens lives including health, the family, education, sexuality, work and politics. Each contribution provides an overview of the main issues and debates within each area and offers suggestions for further reading. It not only provides an invaluable introduction to every aspect of womens participation in the political, social and economic history of Britain, but also brings the reader up to date with current historical thinking on the study of womens history itself.

Table of Contents

  • 1. From women worthies to poststructuralism? Debate and controversy in women's history in Britain June Purvis 2. Women and industrialization Pat Hudson 3. Women and the family Shani D'Cruze 4. Women and paid work Jane Humphries 5. Women and education Jane McDermid 6. Women and popular literature Penny Tinkler 7. Woman and health Barbara Harrison 8. Woman and sexuality Sheila Jeffreys
  • Woman and Politics June Hannam 10. Ethnicity, race and empire Clare Midgley 11. Woman and the vote Sandra Stanley Holton 12. Woman and the war in the twentieth century Penny Summerfield
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781857283204

Description

This textbook covers the key areas of women's lives in the period 1850-1945 and should be welcomed by students and teachers as an introduction to a formative period in women's history. It is intended for undergraduate courses in modern British history and option courses with a gender dimension, women's studies/sociology departmants and feminists.

Table of Contents

  • Pat HWomwn's history - an overview, jane Purvis
  • women and industrialization, Pat Hudson
  • women and the family, Shani D'Cruze
  • women and paid work, Jane Humphries
  • women and education, Jane McDermid
  • women and health, Barbara Harrison
  • women and sexuality, Sheila Jeffreys
  • women and politics, June Hannam
  • women and war, Penny Summerfield
  • women and the vote, Sandra Holton
  • women, race and empire, Clare Midgley
  • women, socialization and culture, Penny Tinkler.

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