Product Description

This textbook covers the key areas of women's lives in the period 1850-1945 and should be welcomed by students and teachers as an introduction to a formative period in women's history.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #155556 in Books
• Published on: 1997-03-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

From the Back Cover
Womens History: Britain 1850-1945 introduces the main themes and debates of feminist history during this exciting period of change, and brings together the findings of new research in an accessible way. It provides a comprehensive survey of womens experiences in this formative period in womens history.
This survey examines the suffrage movement, race and empire, industrialisation, the impact of war and womens literature. Specialists in their own fields have each written a chapter on a key aspect of womens lives including health, the family, education, sexuality, work and politics. Each contribution provides an overview of the main issues and debates within each area and offers suggestions for further reading.
Womens History: Britain 1850-1945 not only provides an invaluable introduction to every aspect of womens participation in the political, social and economic history of Britain, but also brings the reader up to date with current historical thinking on the study of womens history itself. This is an invaluable and concise overview of an essential area of historical and contemporary study.

About the Author
Jane Purvis, Pat Hudson, Shani D'Cruze, Jane Humphries, Jane McDermid, Penny, Barbara Harrison, Sheila Jeffreys, June Hannanm, Clare Midg;ley, ISandra Stanley Holton, Penny Summerfield