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Feminism and empire : women activists in imperial Britain, 1790-1865 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Midgley, Clare, 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
Subjects:
Women > Great Britain > Political activity > History > 18th century.
Women > Great Britain > Political activity > History > 19th century.
Feminism > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Feminism > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Women > Great Britain > Social conditions.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • The "woman question" in Imperial Britain
  • Sweetness and power : the domestic woman and anti-slavery politics
  • White women saving brown women? British Women and the campaign against sati
  • Can women be missionaries? Imperial philanthropy, female agency and feminism
  • Feminism, colonial emigration and the new model Englishwoman.