Free and ennobled: Source readings in the development of Victorian feminism (Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies)

Free and Ennobled: Source Readings in the Development of Victorian Feminism covers the knowledge gap in the field of Victorian feminist studies. This book is the outgrowth of a college course on the Victorian Woman. This book is composed of ten chapters, and begins with an introduction to womanhood. The succeeding chapters deal with the emergence of feminism and the introduction of the Victorian Feminism movement as part of social adjustment. Other chapters are devoted to controversial issues in women's right, including education, emancipation, work, and political rights. The final chapters discuss the achievements of the Victorian Feminism movement. This book will prove useful to sociologists. Content: Other Titles of Interest , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page v Acknowledgements , Page xi Preface , Pages xiii-xiv , C.B., L.R. CHAPTER I - “The Stainless Sceptre of Womanhood” , Pages 1-26 CHAPTER II - The Perpetuation of the Stereotype: Science, Law, and the Church , Pages 27-51 CHAPTER III - The Emergence of Feminism , Pages 52-66,66a,66b,66c,66d,67-79 CHAPTER IV - Feminists and the Victorian Social Conscience , Pages 80-107 CHAPTER V - Education and Emancipation , Pages 108-135 CHAPTER VI - Women and Work , Pages 136-162,162a,162b,162c,162d,163-165 CHAPTER VII - “Criminals, Idiots, Women, and Minors” , Pages 166-205 CHAPTER VIII - “Votes for Women, Votes for Donkeys, Votes for Dogs!” , Pages 206-226,226a,226b,226c,226d,227-235 CHAPTER IX - The Opposition , Pages 236-265 CHAPTER X - Counter-Thrust , Pages 266-294 Bibliography , Pages 295-312 Index , Pages 313-317 This is an invaluable book of source readings concerning the growth of feminism in nineteenth-century England.