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Women, work, and politics : Belgium 1830-1914 /

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This is a study of the working women of Belgium from 1830 to 1914. Patricia Penn Hilden argues that the success of Belgium's industrial revolution was uniquely dependant on female labour. She examines the widespread participation of Belgian women in the labour market, and explores their role in...

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Main Author: Hilden, Patricia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford, England ; New York : Clarendon Press, 1993.
Subjects:
Women > Employment > Belgium > History > 19th century.
Women > Employment > Social aspects > Belgium > History > 19th century.
Women and socialism > Belgium > History > 19th century.
Feminism > Belgium > History > 19th century.
Belgium > History > 1830-1914.
Femmes et socialisme > Belgique > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Féminisme > Belgique > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Belgique > Histoire > 1830-1914.
Feminism
Women and socialism
Women > Employment
Women > Employment > Social aspects
Belgium
Arbeiterin
Belgien
Vrouwenarbeid.
Vrouwen.
Politieke activiteit.
Socialisme.
1800-1914
Geschichte 1830-1914.
Women > Employment > History
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is a study of the working women of Belgium from 1830 to 1914. Patricia Penn Hilden argues that the success of Belgium's industrial revolution was uniquely dependant on female labour. She examines the widespread participation of Belgian women in the labour market, and explores their role in the emergent politics of Belgium's working class.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 357 pages) : map
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191678837
019167883X