Emily Davies and the Mid-Victorian Women''s Movement

The first scholarly biography of Emily Davies, a central figure in the women's movement of the long 1860s, and a significant new account of that movement, including its institutional origins; its social, political, religious and intellectual allegiances; and its relation to other major social and intellectual developments of the period.

List of contents

• Preface


• Abbreviations


• 1: Introduction


• 2: Institutions of engagement and debate


• 3: The rector's daughter


• 4: Joining the movement


• 5: A woman set free


• 6: The demise of Langham Place


• 7: From educating women to examining girls


• 8: The education of girls: 'not a "woman's question"'


• 9: Votes for women?


• 10: Towards the higher education of women


• 11: Rival projects


• 12: Girton and Newnham


• 13: Property, prostitutes, and public service


• 14: 'A good age for retiring into private life'


• 15: Conclusion

About the author

Trained initially in the history of science, John Hendry has published widely in history, philosophy, and sociology, often using historical and practice-based research to gain a more grounded understanding of issues in ethics and epistemology. His recent focus has been on the social history of morals and belief in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He has served on the faculties of UCL, Birkbeck, London Business School, and the Universities of Cambridge, Cranfield, Reading, Brunel, and Notre Dame. He first joined Girton College, Cambridge, as a Professorial Fellow and is now a Life Fellow.

Summary

The first scholarly biography of Emily Davies, a central figure in the women's movement of the long 1860s, and a significant new account of that movement, including its institutional origins; its social, political, religious and intellectual allegiances; and its relation to other major social and intellectual developments of the period.

Additional text

In this sprightly and thoughtful study John Hendry has revealed a hidden heroine and done her proud.

Product details

• Authors: John Hendry, John (Fellow of Girton College Hendry, Hendry John
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.05.2024
• EAN: 9780198910237
• ISBN: 978-0-19-891023-7
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, c 1800 to c 1900, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Feminism & feminist theory, Social and cultural history, Feminism and feminist theory, Biography: historical, political and military