The Victorian Girl and the Feminine Ideal.

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In Victorian England, the perception of girlhood arose not in isolation, but as one manifestation of the prevailing conception of femininity. Examining the assumptions that underlay the education and upbringing of middle-class girls, this book is also a study of the learning of gender roles in theor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gorham, Deborah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Colección:Routledge library editions. Women's history.
Temas:
1800-1899
Women > England > History > 19th century.
Girls > England > History > 19th century.
Mothers and daughters > England > History > 19th century.
Middle class families > England > History > 19th century.
Femmes > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Filles > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Mères et filles > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Familles de la classe moyenne > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Children's Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Girls
Middle class families
Mothers and daughters
Women
England
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part One; 1. Women and Girls in the Middle-class Family: Images and Reality; 2. The Victorian Middle-class Girl: An Overview; 3. 'Sunbeams' and 'Hoydens': Images of Girlhood in the Victorian Period; Part Two; 4. Victorian Advice about the Management of Female Childhood; 5. A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body: Victorian Advice about the Management of Female Puberty; 6. The Proper Young Lady: Victorian Advice about Correct Female Behaviour in Adolescence; Part Three; 7. Early-Victorian Girlhood Experience
  • 8. Mid-Victorian Girlhood Experience9. Late-Victorian Epilogue; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

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