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The political worlds of women : gender and politics in nineteenth century Britain /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richardson, Sarah, 1964 May 11-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013.
Series:Routledge research in gender and history ; 15.
Subjects:
Women > Political activity > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Feminism > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Women > Great Britain > Social conditions > 19th century.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 19th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the political worlds of women in nineteenth-century Britain
  • Politics at home
  • Useful soup for benevolent purposes: the politics of domestic economy
  • Philanthropic economy: radicalism, women, and charity
  • Women and the politics of the parish
  • Female petitioning: the multiform warfare of political life
  • From the ventilator to the ladies' cage: women and the Houses of Parliament
  • Encounters with imperial and international affairs
  • British women and the rosewater revolution
  • Conclusion: spheres and spaces; borders and frontiers.