The political worlds of women : gender and politics in nineteenth century Britain

Publication Data

• Title The political worlds of women : gender and politics in nineteenth century Britain
• Author Sarah Richardson
• Publisher Routledge
• Publication date 2013
• Publication location New York
• Language English

Contents

Introduction: the political worlds of women in nineteenth-century Britain
Politics at home
Useful soup for benevolent purposes: the politics of domestic economy
Philanthropic economy: radicalism, women, and charity
Women and the politics of the parish
Female petitioning: the multiform warfare of political life
From the ventilator to the ladies' cage: women and the Houses of Parliament
Encounters with imperial and international affairs
British women and the rosewater revolution
Conclusion: spheres and spaces; borders and frontiers.

Topics

• Women :: Political activity :: Great Britain :: History :: 19th century
• Feminism :: Great Britain :: History :: 19th century
• Women :: Great Britain :: Social conditions :: 19th century
• Great Britain :: Politics and government :: 19th century
• Great Britain

The political worlds of women : gender and politics in nineteenth century Britain by Sarah Richardson. ISBN 9780415825665. Published by Routledge in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.