The political worlds of women : gender and politics in nineteenth century Britain / / Sarah Richardson
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| Autore: |
Richardson Sarah <1964 May 11-, >
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| Titolo: |
The political worlds of women : gender and politics in nineteenth century Britain / / Sarah Richardson
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 305.42094109/034 |
| Soggetto topico: | Women - Political activity - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
| Feminism - Great Britain - History - 19th century | |
| Women - Great Britain - Social conditions - 19th century | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain Politics and government 19th century |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction: the political worlds of women in nineteenth-century Britain -- Politics at home -- Useful soup for benevolent purposes: the politics of domestic economy -- Philanthropic economy: radicalism, women, and charity -- Women and the politics of the parish -- Female petitioning: the multiform warfare of political life -- From the ventilator to the ladies' cage: women and the Houses of Parliament -- Encounters with imperial and international affairs -- British women and the rosewater revolution -- Conclusion: spheres and spaces; borders and frontiers. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Traditional analyses of nineteenth-century politics have assigned women a peripheral role. By adopting a broader interpretation of political participation, the author identifies how middle-class women were able to contribute to political affairs in the nineteenth century. Examining the contribution that women made to British political life in the period 1800-1870 stimulates debates about gender and politics, the nature of authority and the definition of political culture.This volume examines female engagement in both traditional and unconventional political arenas, including f |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The political worlds of women |
| ISBN: | 1-135-96493-9 |
| 0-203-38361-3 | |
| 1-299-27974-0 | |
| 1-135-96486-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910792196803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Routledge research in gender and history ; ; 15.