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English feminists and their opponents in the 1790s : unsex'd and proper females / William Stafford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stafford, William.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Feminism--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Feminism.
- Sex role--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Sex role.
- Women's rights--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Women's rights.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 239 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- This book examines what sixteen British women, radical and conservative, famous and notorious, wrote about their sex in the 1790s. It offers the most comprehensive survey of what they thought about women as victims, love, sexual desire, marriage, separate spheres, and engagement in work, politics and society, gender, female abilities, sensibility, and genius. It is interdisciplinary, discussing recent work of historians and specialists in literature.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0719060826
- OCLC:
- 50432980
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