Women in twentieth-century Britain

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Women in twentieth-century Britain

edited by Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska

Longman : an imprint of Pearson Education, 2001

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Women in 21th century Britain

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Women's lives have changed dramatically over the course of the twentieth century: reduced fertility and the removal of formal barriers to their participation in education, work and public life are just some examples. At the same time, women are under-represented in many areas, are paid significantly less than men, continue to experience domestic violence and to bear the larger part of the burden in the domestic division of labour. Women in 2000 may have many more choices and opportunities than they had a hundred years ago, but genuine equality between men and women remains elusive. This unique, illustrated history discusses a wide range of topics organised into four parts: the life course - the experience of girlhood, marriage and the ageing process; the nature of women's work, both paid and unpaid; consumption, culture and transgression; and citizenship and the state.

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1. Introduction 2. Changing the Subject: Women's History and Historiography PART ONE: THE LIFE COURSE 3. Girlhood and Growing up 4. Sexuality 5. Marriage 6. Health and Reproduction 7. Ageing - Older Women PART TWO: WORK - PAID AND UNPAID 8. Education 9. Family, Caring and Unpaid Work 10. Housewifery 11. Paid Work PART THREE: CULTURE, CONSUMPTION AND TRANSGRESSION 12. The Body and Consumer Culture 13. Crime 14. Prostitution 15. Leisure and Popular Culture PART FOUR: THE STATE AND CITIZENSHIP 16. The Women's Movement, Politics and Citizenship from the late nineteenth Century until 1918 17. The Women's Movement, Politics and Citizenship, 1918-1950s 18. The Women's Movement, Politics and Citizenship, 1960s-2000 19. 'Race', Ethnicity and National Identity 20. War and Peace 21. The State and Social Policy Key Dates and Events Notes on Contributors Index

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