Bluestockings - The Remarkable Story of the First Women to Fight for an Education

Informationen zum Autor Jane Robinson Klappentext Jane Robinson was born in Edinburgh and brought up in Yorkshire. After reading English at Somerville College, Oxford, she became an antiquarian book dealer, later leaving to pursue a writing career. Her books about women travellers and pioneers have established her as an engaging social historian with an appreciative eye for eccentricity. Jane lives near Oxford with her husband and two sons. Zusammenfassung The incredible story of the fight for female education in Britain In 1869, when five women enrolled at university for the first time in British history, the average female brain was thought to be 150 grams lighter than a man's. When the Cambridge Senate held a vote on whether women students should be allowed official membership of the university, there was a full-scale riot. Despite the prejudice and the terrible sacrifices they faced, women from all backgrounds persevered and paved the way for the generations who have followed them since. Bluestockings tells an inspiring story - of defiance and determination, of colourful eccentricity and at times heartbreaking loneliness, as well as of passionate friendships, midnight cocoa-parties and glorious self-discovery. 'Social history of the best kind' Sunday Times 'Modern girls need reminding of the long battle, and Jane Robinson's fine book does just that, charting the lives and struggles of campaigners' Mail on Sunday

Product details

• Authors: Jane Robinson
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.04.2010
• EAN: 9780141029719
• ISBN: 978-0-14-102971-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; EDUCATION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, EDUCATION / History, HISTORY / Women, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United Kingdom, Great Britain, History of Education, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education