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Bicycles, bangs, and bloomers : the new woman in the popular press /

The so-called ""New Woman""--That determined and free-wheeling figure in ""rational"" dress, demanding education, suffrage, and a career-was a frequent target for humorists in the popular press of the late nineteenth century. She invariably stood in contrast t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marks, Patricia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction: Queen Victoria's Granddaughter; 1. Women and Marriage: Running in Blinkers
  • 2. Women's Work: More Bloomin' Bad Bizness
  • 3. Women's Education: Maddest Folly Going
  • 4. Women's Clubs: Girls Will Be Girls
  • 5. Women's Fashions: The Shape of Things to Come; 6. Women's Athletics: A Bicycle Built for One; Conclusion: The New Woman; Works Cited; Index.