Exploring the lives of women, 1558-1837
Duckling, Louise, 1971-2018
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A fascinating series of essays exploring women's lives, opening with the tragic reign of Lady Jane Grey and concluding with the accession of Queen Victoria. Exploring the Lives of Women, 1558-1837 is an engaging and lively collection of original, thought-provoking essays. Its route from Lady Jane Grey's nine-day reign to Queen Victoria's accession provides ample opportunities to examine complex interactions between gender, rank, and power. Yet the book's scope extends far beyond queens: its female cast includes servants, aristocrats, literary women, opera singers, actresses, fallen women, athletes and mine workers. The collection explores themes relating to female power and physical strength; infertility, motherhood, sexuality and exploitation; creativity and celebrity; marriage and female friendship. It draws upon a wide range of primary materials to explore diverse representations of women: illuminating accounts of real women's lives appear alongside fictional portrayals and ideological constructions of femininity. In exploring women's negotiations with patriarchal control, this book demonstrates how the lived experience of women did not always correspond to prescribed social and gendered norms, revealing the rich complexity of their lives. This volume has been published to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Women's Studies Group 1558-1837\. The group was formed to promote research into any aspect of women's lives as experienced or depicted within this period. The depth, range and creativity of the essays in this book reflect the myriad interests of its members.
Main title:
Exploring the lives of women, 1558-1837 / principal editors Louise Duckling, Sara Read, Felicity Roberts, Carolyn D. Wiliams.
Author:
Duckling, Louise, 1971-, authorRead, Sara, 1969-, authorRoberts, Felicity, authorWilliams, Carolyn D., 1947-, author
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, 2018.
Collation:
xxvi, 224 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Formerly CIP. Uk
ISBN:
9781526744975 (hardback)9781526751393 (paperback)
Dewey class:
305.4209305.4094
Language:
English
Subject:
Women -- HistoryWomen -- Social conditionsWomen -- Social life and customsSocietySociety & culture: generalEuropean historyGender studies: women & girlsUnited Kingdom, Great Britain16th century, c 1500 to c 159917th century, c 1600 to c 169918th century, c 1700 to c 179919th century, c 1800 to c 1899Social & cultural history
BRN:
1141313