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Author / Creator:	Murdoch, Lydia, 1970-
Imprint:	Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, [2014]
Description:	xxix, 286 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	The Greenwood Press daily life through history series Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series.
Subject:	Women -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions. Women's rights -- Great Britain. Sex role -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Sex role. Social conditions Women. Women -- Social conditions. Women's rights. Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century. Great Britain. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9855700

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ISBN:	9780313384981 (hardback) 0313384983 (hardback) 9780313384998 (ebook) 0313384991 (ebook) 9780313384998 (ebook)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Explores the complexities of the lived experiences of Victorian women in the home, the workplace, and the empire as well as the ideals of womanhood and femininity that developed during the 19th century"-- "The 1861 census in England listed women employed as prison officers, pawnbrokers, wheelwrights, stone quarriers, and fishmongers. [This volume] explores the complexities of the lived experiences of Victorian women in the home, the workplace, and the empire as well as the ideals of womanhood and femininity that developed during the 19th century. Contrary to popular misconception, many Victorian women performed manual labor for wages directly alongside men, had political voice before women's suffrage, and otherwise contributed significantly to society outside of the domestic sphere. Daily Life of Victorian Women documents the varied realities of the lives of Victorian women; provides in-depth comparative analysis of the experiences of women from all classes, especially the working class; and addresses changes in their lives and society over time. The book covers key social, intellectual, and geographical aspects of women's lives, with main chapters on gender and ideals of womanhood, the state, religion, home and family, the body, childhood and youth, paid labor and professional work, urban life, and imperialism." -- Publisher's description.

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