Significant Sisters

Informationen zum Autor Margaret Forster Klappentext Eight women who changed the worldCaroline Norton * Elizabeth Blackwell * Florence Nightingale * Emily Davies * Josephine Butler * Elizabeth Cady Stanton * Margaret Sanger * Emma GoldmanSignificant Sisters traces the lives of eight women each of whom pioneered vital changes in the spheres of law education the professions morals or politics: the first woman doctor the pioneer of birth control a radical journalist and suffragists. Each forged her own particular brand of feminism yet all fought bravely to make real lasting difference to women's lives and make us redefine our own notions of feminism today. Zusammenfassung Traces the lives of eight women - Caroline Norton, Elizabeth Blackwell, Florence Nightingale, Emily Davies, Josephine Butler, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Margaret Sanger, Emma Goldman - each of whom pioneered vital changes in the spheres of law, education, the professions, morals or politics. All fought to make lasting difference to women's lives.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Margaret Forster, Forster Margaret
• Editore: Vintage UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.10.2004
• EAN: 9780099455578
• ISBN: 978-0-09-945557-8
• Pagine: 368
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 23 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Biography: historical, political & military, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, MEDICAL / History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Women in Business, HISTORY / Women, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Medicine, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical (incl. Patients), Feminism & feminist theory, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Gender studies: women, Biography: business and industry, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: historical, political and military, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General