The Political Worlds of Women.
Traditional analyses of nineteenth-century politics have assigned women a peripheral role. By adopting a broader interpretation of political participation, the author identifies how middle-class women were able to contribute to political affairs in the nineteenth century. Examining the contribution...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Series: | Routledge research in gender and history.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; The Political Worlds of Women: Gender and Politics in Nineteenth Century Britain; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; 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 ParliamentPart IV International Politics; 7 Encounters with Imperial and International Affairs; 8 British Women and the Rosewater Revolution; Conclusion: Spheres and Spaces; Borders and Frontiers; Notes; Index.