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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816288603321

Titolo

Sex and class in women's history : essays from feminist studies / / edited by Judith L. Newton, Mary P. Ryan and Judith R. Walkowitz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-23974-X

1-283-91939-7

0-203-10240-1

1-136-23975-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Women's history ; ; v. 30

Altri autori (Persone)

NewtonJudith Lowder

RyanMary P

WalkowitzJudith R

Disciplina

305.4/2/09

305.4209

Soggetti

Feminism - History

Sexism - History

Social classes - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1983.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Editors' Introduction; 1 Class and Gender in Victorian England; 2 Freud's Dora, Dora's Hysteria; 3 Servants, Sexual Relations and the Risks of Illegitimacy in London, 1801-1900; 4 Free Black Women and the Question of Matriarchy; 5 The Power of Women's Networks; 6 ""The Men Are as Bad as Their Masters..."": Socialism, Feminism and Sexual Antagonism in the London Tailoring Trade in the 1830s; 7 One Hand Tied Behind Us: A Review Essay; 8 Examining Family History; 9 The Doubled Vision of Feminist Theory

Sommario/riassunto

The essays collected in this volume reflect the upsurge of interest in the research and writing of feminist history in the 1970s/80s and illustrate the developments which have taken place - in the types of questions asked, the methodologies employed, and the scope and sophistication of the analytical approaches which have been adopted.



Focusing on women in nineteenth-century Britain and America, this book includes work by scholars in both countries and takes its place in a long history of Anglo-American debate. The collection adopts 'the doubled vision of feminist theory', the view t