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From eve to dawn [electronic resource] : a history of women. Volume 3, Infernos and paradises, the triumph of capitalism in the 19th century / Marilyn French ; foreword by Margaret Atwood.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
French, Marilyn, 1929-2009.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Women--History.
Women.
Feminism--History.
Feminism.
Capitalism.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (401 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Feminist Press at the City University of New York, c2008.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Acclaimed author Marilyn French creates a lively women's history of imperialism, industrialization, and women's rights.
Contents:
C O N T E N T S; FOREWORD by Margaret Atwood ix; INTRODUCTION 1; CAPITALISM TRIUMPHANT 17; CHAPTER 1: IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA 19; CHAPTER 2: INDUSTRIALIZATION 48; CHAPTER 3: UTOPIANISM AND SOCIALISM 87; CHAPTER 4: MIDDLE-CLASS WOMEN IN ENGLAND 128; CHAPTER 5: MIDDLE-CLASS WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR 160; CHAPTER 6: THE CIVIL WAR AND ITS AFTER MATH 198; CHAPTER 7: WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN 233; CHAPTER 8: LABOR MOVEMENTS 255; CHAPTER 9: THE WAR AGAINST WOMEN 308; NOTES 332; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 353; INDEX 367
Map of the World: Peters Projection 364
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786612745737
9781282745735
1282745735
9781558616295
1558616292
OCLC:
630542025

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