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Women's History: Britain, 1700-1850: An Introduction more books like this

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Here for the first time is a comprehensive history of the women of Britain during a period of dramatic change. Placing women's experiences in the context of these major social, economic and cultural shifts that accompanied the industrial and commercial transformations, Hannah Barker and Elaine Chalus paint a fascinating picture of the change, ...

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Fashion and Women's Attitudes in the Nineteenth Century more books like this

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Enlivened with extracts from novels, correspondence from columns in ladies' magazines, and fashion descriptions, the volume traces changes in feminine dress throughout the 1800s. A carefully researched work on a fascinating subject, this book appeals to a wide audience: from feminists to costume designers. Collection of period advertisements. 8 ...

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Gender, Work and Wages in Industrial Revolution Britain more books like this

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A major new study of the role of women in the labor market of Industrial Revolution Britain. It is well known that men and women usually worked in different occupations, and that women earned lower wages than men. These differences are usually attributed to custom but Joyce Burnette here demonstrates instead that gender differences in occupations ...

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Victorian Feminism 1850-1900 more books like this

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Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon and the Langham Place Group: Women's Source Library more books like this

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First published in 1987, this volume reprints material from the 1850's and 1860's, a period which marked a turning point in the history of British feminism.

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Women & Romanticism Vol3 more books like this

by Eberle

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