Women, horse sports and liberation : equestrianism and Britain from the 18th to the 20th centuries
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Women, horse sports and liberation : equestrianism and Britain from the 18th to the 20th centuries
（Routledge research in sports history）
Routledge, 2021
- : hbk
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Includes index
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Description
Opens up a hidden aspect of women's history, imperial history and social history
Includes contemporary illustrations, vividly bringing the subject to life
Based on important new archival research
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Development of Horsemanship, Gender Construction, and National Identity in Britain, 1. Ladies, Hunting, and the Sporting Revolution in Britain, 1772-1825, 2. Horseback Riding as Exercise and Female Accomplishment, 1805-1857, 3. Fox Hunting and Sporting Emancipation for Women, 1857-1913, 4. Horse Sports, Imperial Ideology, and Gender Construction in British India, 1850-1913, 5. Femininity, Sporting Equality, and Riding Astride in Britain Before and After the First World War, 1894-1932, Conclusion: Equestrianism, Feminism, and the Olympic Games, 1932-1956
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