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Slum Travelers : Ladies and London Poverty, 1860-1920.

Late-nineteenth-century Britain saw the privileged classes forsake society balls and gatherings to turn their considerable resources to investigating and relieving poverty. By the 1890s at least half a million women were involved in philanthropy, particularly in London. Slum Travelers, edited, annot...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ross, Ellen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Late-nineteenth-century Britain saw the privileged classes forsake society balls and gatherings to turn their considerable resources to investigating and relieving poverty. By the 1890s at least half a million women were involved in philanthropy, particularly in London. Slum Travelers, edited, annotated, and with a superb introduction by Ellen Ross, collects a fascinating array of the writings of these "lady explorers," who were active in the east, south, and central London slums from around 1870 until the end of World War I. Contributors range from the well known, including Annie Besant, Sylv
Descripción Física:1 online resource (345 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520940055
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