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Author Richardson, Sarah, 1964 May 11-

Title The political worlds of women [electronic resource] : gender and politics in nineteenth century Britain / Sarah Richardson.

Imprint New York : Routledge, 2013.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xvi, 252 p. : ill.
Series Routledge research in gender and history ; 15
Routledge research in gender and history ; 15.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: the political worlds of women in nineteenth-century Britain -- Politics at home -- Useful soup for benevolent purposes: the politics of domestic economy -- Philanthropic economy: radicalism, women, and charity -- Women and the politics of the parish -- Female petitioning: the multiform warfare of political life -- From the ventilator to the ladies' cage: women and the Houses of Parliament -- Encounters with imperial and international affairs -- British women and the rosewater revolution -- Conclusion: spheres and spaces; borders and frontiers.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Women -- Political activity -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Feminism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780415825665 (hbk)
9780203383612 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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