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Informationen zum Autor Linda Clark is Professor of History, Emerita, Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Her previous publications include The Rise of Professional Women in France: Gender and Public Administration since 1830 (2000) and Social Darwinism in France (1983). Klappentext A major new history of European womenâEUR(TM)s professional activities and organizational roles during the period 1789 to 1914. Detailing women's accomplishments from England to Russia! Linda L. Clark examines what women could and could not do if they sought activity! purpose! or recognition beyond their own homes. Zusammenfassung A major new history of European women's professional activities and organizational roles during the period 1789 to 1914. Detailing women's accomplishments from England to Russia! Linda L. Clark examines what women could and could not do if they sought activity! purpose! or recognition beyond their own homes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: women and achievement, reality and rhetoric; 1. Women and the revolutionary era: negotiating public and private spaces, 1760s-early 1800s; 2. Women and literature: authorship, publication, audience; 3. Women and the arts: training, performance, fame; 4. Caring and power: from charity to social reform; 5. Extending education: learning and teaching; 6. From education to other professions; 7. Organizing for women's rights: leaders and supporters; Epilogue: looking beyond 1914; Further reading and reference works.
