This volume examines female engagement in both traditional and unconventional political arenas in nineteenth-century Britain, including female sociability, salons, child-rearing and education, health, consumption, religious reform and nationalism. Richardson focuses on middle-class women's social, cultural, intellectual and political authority, as implemented by a range of public figures and lesser-known campaigners.
This volume examines female engagement in both traditional and unconventional political arenas in nineteenth-century Britain, including female sociability, salons, child-rearing and education, health, consumption, religious reform and nationalism. Richardson focuses on middle-class women's social, cultural, intellectual and political authority, as implemented by a range of public figures and lesser-known campaigners.
Sarah Richardson is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Warwick.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: The Political Worlds of Women in Nineteenth-Century Britain Part I: The Home 1. Politics at Home 2. Useful Soup for Benevolent Purposes: The Politics of Domestic Economy Part II: Community and Neighbourhood 3. Philanthropic Economy: Radicalism, Women, and Charity 4. Women and the Politics of the Parish Part III: The National Stage 5. Female Petitioning: The Multiform Warfare of Political Life 6. From the Ventilator to the Ladies' Cage: Women and the Houses of Parliament Part IV: International Politics 7. Encounters with Imperial and International Affairs 8. British Women and the Rosewater Revolution. Conclusion: Spheres and Spaces; Borders and Frontiers.
Introduction: The Political Worlds of Women in Nineteenth-Century Britain Part I: The Home 1. Politics at Home 2. Useful Soup for Benevolent Purposes: The Politics of Domestic Economy Part II: Community and Neighbourhood 3. Philanthropic Economy: Radicalism, Women, and Charity 4. Women and the Politics of the Parish Part III: The National Stage 5. Female Petitioning: The Multiform Warfare of Political Life 6. From the Ventilator to the Ladies' Cage: Women and the Houses of Parliament Part IV: International Politics 7. Encounters with Imperial and International Affairs 8. British Women and the Rosewater Revolution. Conclusion: Spheres and Spaces; Borders and Frontiers.
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