Widows : poverty, power & politics
Andrews, Maggie2020
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From determined suffrage campaigners and politicians, to entrepreneurs and newly self-made women, the effect of widows' might can be seen throughout history. Here eminent historians Maggie Andrews and Janis Lomas pull together the stories of fascinating women and their exploits after being widowed, and show how their greatest loss became, in many ways, their biggest gain.
Main title:
Widows : poverty, power & politics / Maggie Andrews & Janis Lomas.
Author:
Andrews, Maggie, authorLomas, Janis, author
Imprint:
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire : The History Press, 2020.
Collation:
239 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780750990103 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
306.883SOC/306.883
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
4860736