Daily Life of Victorian Women

Informationen zum Autor Lydia Murdoch is associate professor of history and former director of the Women's Studies Program at Vassar College. Klappentext Explores the complexities of the lived experiences of Victorian women in the home, the workplace, and the empire as well as the ideals of womanhood and femininity that developed during the 19th century.Contrary to popular misconception, many Victorian women performed manual labor for wages directly alongside men, had political voice before women's suffrage, and otherwise contributed significantly to society outside of the domestic sphere. Daily Life of Victorian Women documents the varied realities of the lives of Victorian women; provides in-depth comparative analysis of the experiences of women from all classes, especially the working class; and addresses changes in their lives and society over time. The book covers key social, intellectual, and geographical aspects of women's lives, with main chapters on gender and ideals of womanhood, the state, religion, home and family, the body, childhood and youth, paid labor and professional work, urban life, and imperialism. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Chronology Introduction: Victorian Contexts and Ideals of Womanhood 1. Women and the State 2. Religion, Spiritualism, and Death 3. Family, Home, and Leisure 4. Health and Sexuality 5. Childrearing, Youth, and Education 6. Wage Labor and Professional Work 7. Urban Life 8. Women and Empire Further Reading Index

A propos de l'auteur

Lydia Murdoch is associate professor of history and former director of the Women's Studies Program at Vassar College.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Lydia Murdoch, Murdoch Lydia
• Edition: Greenwood Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.09.2013
• EAN: 9780313384981
• ISBN: 978-0-313-38498-1
• Pages: 272
• Thèmes: Greenwood Press Daily Life Thr; The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Europe / General, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, c 1800 to c 1900, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, 1837–1901 (Victorian period)