Women and Achievement in Nineteenth-Century Europe

ISBN-13: 9780521650984 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 312 str.

Linda Clark

Opis

A history of European women's professional activities and organizational roles between 1789 and 1914.

Recenzje

'The book will be a worthwhile addition to any women's history student's library.' Don Vincent, The Open University History Society

Spis treści

Introduction: women and achievement, reality and rhetoric; 1. Women and the revolutionary era: negotiating public and private spaces, 1760s–early 1800s; 2. Women and literature: authorship, publication, audience; 3. Women and the arts: training, performance, fame; 4. Caring and power: from charity to social reform; 5. Extending education: learning and teaching; 6. From education to other professions; 7. Organizing for women's rights: leaders and supporters; Epilogue: looking beyond 1914; Further reading and reference works.