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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454913403321

Autore

French Marilyn <1929-2009.>

Titolo

From eve to dawn [[electronic resource] ] : a history of women . Volume 3 Infernos and paradises, the triumph of capitalism in the 19th century / / Marilyn French ; foreword by Margaret Atwood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Feminist Press at the City University of New York, c2008

ISBN

1-282-74573-5

9786612745737

1-55861-629-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Disciplina

305.4209034

Soggetti

Women - History

Feminism - History

Capitalism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

C O N T E N T S; FOREWORD by Margaret Atwood ix; INTRODUCTION 1; CAPITALISM TRIUMPHANT 17; CHAPTER 1: IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA  19; CHAPTER 2: INDUSTRIALIZATION  48; CHAPTER 3: UTOPIANISM AND SOCIALISM 87; CHAPTER 4: MIDDLE-CLASS WOMEN IN ENGLAND 128; CHAPTER 5: MIDDLE-CLASS WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR 160; CHAPTER 6: THE CIVIL WAR AND ITS AFTER MATH  198; CHAPTER 7: WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN 233; CHAPTER 8: LABOR MOVEMENTS 255; CHAPTER 9: THE WAR AGAINST WOMEN 308; NOTES 332; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 353; INDEX  367

Map of the World: Peters Projection 364

Sommario/riassunto

Acclaimed author Marilyn French creates a lively women's history of imperialism, industrialization, and women's rights.