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Love and toil : motherhood in outcast London, 1870-1918 /

The feisty warm-hearted "mum" has long figured as a symbol of the working class in Britain, yet working-class history has emphasized male organizations such as clubs, unions, or political parties. Investigating a different dimension of social history, Love and Toil focuses on motherhood am...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ross, Ellen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : "The Other History" : Motherhood
  • "Miss, I Wish I Had Your Life" : The Poor of London and Their Chroniclers
  • "There Is Meat Ye Know Not Of" : Feeding a Family
  • "A Gamble You Have to Take" : Marriage
  • "What Is Fated Must Be" : Having Babies
  • "I'll Bring 'Em Up in My Way" : Child Rearing
  • "She Fought for Me like a Tigress" : Sickness and Health
  • "The Value of Babies" : Transforming Motherhood, 1900-1918
  • Conclusion : Rediscovering Motherhood.