Women and museums, 1850-1914 : modernity and the gendering of knowledge /
This is the first attempt to recover the entirety of women's contribution to British museums in the period 1850-1914. It sheds lights on women as museum workers, donors and visitors, demonstrates that through such roles women profoundly influenced the development of museums in the period and su...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
[2016]
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| Series: | Gender in history.
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| Summary: | This is the first attempt to recover the entirety of women's contribution to British museums in the period 1850-1914. It sheds lights on women as museum workers, donors and visitors, demonstrates that through such roles women profoundly influenced the development of museums in the period and suggests that museums were a key site for the development of modern gendered identities. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 255 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-250) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0719081157 9780719081156 |