British Women's History: A Documentary History From The Enlightenment To World War I Documentary History From The Enlightenment To World War I

"This new anthology brings together excerpts from over one hundred documents detailing women's experiences from the end of the 18th century to the outbreak of World War I. It looks in detail at 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, novels, poetry and hymns, and seminal texts by activists in the women's movement and contains material essential for students of British social history and the 19th century. The selected writers include Mary Wollstonecraft, Harriet Martineau, Elizabeth Gaskell, Hannah More, Mary Prince, Chartist and radical women, Josephine Butler, Christabel Pankhurst and Queen Victoria, among many others - authentic voices who illuminate this period of history in their own words."--Bloomsbury Publishing. Anthology Brings Together Excerpts From Over One Hundred Documents Detailing Women's Experiences From The End Of The 18th Century To The Outbreak Of World War I. It Looks In Detail At 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. Selected Writers Include Mary Wollstonecraft, Harriet Martineau, Elizabeth Gaskell, Hannah More, Mary Prince, Chartist And Radical Women, Josephine Butler, Christabel Pankhurst And Queen Victoria, Among Others. Making Women: Enlightenment, Evangelical And Medical Perspectives -- Middle-class And Elite Women: Domesticity And 'separate Spheres' -- Philanthropy And Politics To 1860 -- Working Women And The Family Wage -- Working-class Domestic Life -- Community, Politics And Religion -- Women In Diaspora: Irish, Jewish, Black And Asian Women In Britain -- British Women And The Empire -- Feminisms. [edited By] Alison Twells. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 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, novels, poetry and hymns, and seminal texts by activists in the women's movement and contains material essential for students of British social history and the 19th century. Selected writers include Mary Wollstonecraft, Harriet Martineau, Elizabeth Gaskell, Hannah More, Mary Prince, Chartist and radical women, Josephine Butler, Christabel Pankhurst, and Queen Victoria, among many othersauthentic voices who illuminate this period of history in their own words. This reader shows how historians understand and interpret the past and provides authentic voices from history. It contains material essential for students and ranges from original official documents - parliamentary debates, reports, state papers - to pamphlets, newspapers and journals, seminal texts by activists in the women's movement and classic works by scholars and commentators. I. Making women: enlightenment, evangelical and medical perspectives, II. Middle-class and elite women: domesticity and 'separate spheres', III. Philanthropy and politics to 1860, IV. Working women and the family wage, V. Working-class domestic life, VI. Community, politics and religion, VII. Women in diaspora: Irish, Jewish, Black and Asian women in Britain, VIII. British women and the empire, IX. Feminisms