The Nineteenth-century Woman : Her Cultural and Physical World.

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This collection of papers draws on insights from social anthropology to illuminate historical material, and presents a set of closely integrated studies on the inter-connections between feminism and medical, social and educational ideas in the nineteenth century. Throughout the book evidence from bo...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Delamont, Sara
Other Authors: Duffin, Lorna
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Series:Routledge library editions. Women's history.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Feminism > History > 19th century.
Women > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Women > Health and hygiene.
Women > United States > History > 19th century.
Féminisme > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Femmes > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Femmes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Feminism
Women
Women > Health and hygiene
Great Britain
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Dedication; 1. Introduction; 2. The Conspicuous Consumptive: Woman as an Invalid; 3. Prisoners of Progress: Women and Evolution; 4. Fitness, Feminism and Schooling; 5. The Contradictions in Ladies' Education; 6. The Domestic Ideology and Women's Education; 7. George Eliot and Mary Wollstonecraft; Notes on Contributors; Name Index; Subject Index

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