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Stolen Daughters, Virgin Mothers : Anglican Sisterhoods in Victorian Britain.
A study of the social history and cultural significance of the sisterhoods that sprang up in Victorian Britain, examining the lives of women who pushed the boundaries of what women could do within the Anglican Church and paved the way for modern social workers. So successful were they in organizing...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Continuum International Pub. Group,
2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements; list of abbreviations; introduction; part i: overview; 1 ''those wicked nuns'': the forgotten story of the sisterhood movement; part ii: the reality of sisterhoods; 2 '' the eager life here just suits me'' : the attractions of convent life for victorian women; 3 ''a free person in a community of equals'': the government and daily life of sisterhoods; 4 ''we have heads and hands'': sisterhood work among the urban working class; part iii: popular perceptions of sisterhoods; 5 ''they will not obey'': the clerical response to sisterhoods.
- 6 ''A BOMBSHELL TO PUBLIC OPINION'': POPULAR PERCEPTIONS OF SISTERHOODS IN VICTORIAN BRITAINCONCLUSION: ''A FIELD WIDER THAN PRIVATE LIFE'' : THE PLACE OF ANGLICAN SISTERHOODS IN VICTORIAN HISTORY; APPENDICES; 1 ANGLICAN SISTERHOODS ESTABLISHED 1845-1900; 2 PARENTAL OCCUPATIONS LISTED IN PROFESSION ROLLS; 3 THE CASE OF A SINGLE-ORDER COMMUNITY: THE COMMUNITY OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, WANTAGE; 4 CLOTHING AND PROFESSION RATES IN TWO COMMUNITIES; 5 RATES OF GROWTH IN THE FIRST 25 YEARS AFTER FOUNDING: SELECTED COMMUNITIES; 6 PROFESSIONS BY DECADE: 1840s-1890s; 7 ATTRITION IN COMMUNITIES.
- 8 crjbs: convent account for 19069 the sisters of the church: principal works, as reported to archbishop benson in 1894; notes; bibliography; index; a; b; c; d; e; f; g; h; i; j; k; l; m; n; o; p; q; r; s; t; v; w; y.