Woman and Her Master: Volume 1 - Woman and Her Maste

Klappentext A reassessment of the role of women in history, arguing against their legal subjection to men, first published in 1840. Zusammenfassung Sydney! Lady Morgan (?1783-1859) was a successful Irish novelist whose work often focused on discrimination. Woman and her Master! published in 1840! is a historical survey of the position of women in society. Morgan strongly criticizes legal discrimination against women! and emphasizes women's influential role in world history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Book I: 1. Woman; 2. The women of savage life, of semi-civilized tribes; 3. The women of the East; 4. The women of the Hebrews, under the Patriarchs; 5. The women of the Hebrews, under the Egyptian Captivity; 6. Women of the Hebrews under the Judges - Deborah; 7. Women of the Hebrews under the Philistines - the mother of Samson, Naomi and Ruth, Hannah; 8. The women of the Hebrews under the Monarchy - the Witch of Endor; 9. The Hebrew women under the Monarchy continued - Abigail, Michal, Bathsheba; Book II: 1. The women of the Hebrews under the Monarchy - the Queen of Sheba; 2. The women of the Hebrews under the Monarchy - the Egyptian princesses; 3. The women of the Hebrews on the separation of Israel and Judah; 4. The women of the Hebrews - Huldah, Judith, Esther; Book III: 1. The women of classical antiquity in Greece; 2. The domestic life of Pericles - Aspasia.

Product details

• Authors: Sydney Morgan, Morgan Sydney
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.10.2010
• EAN: 9781108019330
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01933-0
• No. of pages: 348
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Women, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls