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Women's rights : struggles and feminism in Britain c.1770-1970 / Fiona A. Montgomery.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Montgomery, Fiona.
- Series:
- Documents in modern history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Great Britain--History.
- Women.
- Women--Great Britain--Social conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Social conditions.
- Women--Political activity--Great Britain.
- Women--Political activity.
- Women--Health and hygiene--Great Britain.
- Women--Health and hygiene.
- Women--Legal status, laws, etc--Great Britain.
- Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Women--Education--Great Britain.
- Women--Education.
- Women--Great Britain--Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 279 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press : distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2006.
- Summary:
- Women in the 1770s had few rights, especially if married: they could not vote, make a contract, sue or be sued in their own names. They were barred from higher education and their earnings or incomes belonged to their husbands who could beat them and declare them insane. This remarkable collection of documents offers readers access to a range of primary materials covering the major themes of women' s experience: their position in law, marriage and the family, education, work, politics, sexuality and health.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-263) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780719069543
- 0719069548
- 0719069556
- 9780719069550
- OCLC:
- 70765013
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