Public lives : women, family and society in Victorian Britain
Gordon, Eleanor2003
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This title examines Victorian women's relationships, the ways they earned and spent their money, and their social and civic lives. It challenges many stereotypes about Victorian women and and offers insights into middle-class life in Britain from 1840 through the early years of the 20th century.
Main title:
Public lives : women, family and society in Victorian Britain / Eleanor Gordon and Gwyneth Nair.
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Imprint:
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2003.
Collation:
224 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780300102208 (hbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
Women -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- History -- 19th centuryMiddle class women -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- History -- 19th centuryMiddle class families -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- History -- 19th centurySex role -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- History -- 19th centuryGlasgow (Scotland) -- Social conditions -- 19th centurySociety
BRN:
444899