This anthology is a collection of excerpts from more than 100 documents detailing women's experiences from the end of the 18th century to the outbreak of World War I. It examines, in detail, all aspects of life for women in Britain in this period, including motherhood, marriage, and domestic life; religion, philanthropy, and politics; work; education; the migration of Irish, Jewish, and Black and Asian women to Britain; women in the Empire; and early feminism.
This documentary history draws on a wide range of sources including parliamentary reports, pamphlets, newspapers and journals,...