Sex and class in women's history : essays from feminist studies / edited by Judith L. Newton, Mary P. Ryan and Judith R. Walkowitz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Newton, Judith Lowder.

Ryan, Mary P.

Walkowitz, Judith R.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Women's history.

Routledge library editions. Women's history ; v. 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--History.

Feminism.

Sexism--History.

Sexism.

Social classes--History.

Social classes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The essays collected in this volume reflect the upsurge of interest in the research and writing of feminist history in the 1970s/80s and illustrate the developments which have taken place - in the types of questions asked, the methodologies employed, and the scope and sophistication of the analytical approaches which have been adopted. Focusing on women in nineteenth-century Britain and America, this book includes work by scholars in both countries and takes its place in a long history of Anglo-American debate. The collection adopts 'the doubled vision of feminist theory', the view t

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Editors' Introduction; 1 Class and Gender in Victorian England; 2 Freud's Dora, Dora's Hysteria; 3 Servants, Sexual Relations and the Risks of Illegitimacy in London, 1801-1900; 4 Free Black Women and the Question of Matriarchy; 5 The Power of Women's Networks; 6 ""The Men Are as Bad as Their Masters..."": Socialism, Feminism and Sexual Antagonism in the London Tailoring Trade in the 1830s; 7 One Hand Tied Behind Us: A Review Essay; 8 Examining Family History; 9 The Doubled Vision of Feminist Theory

Notes:

First published in 1983.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-136-23974-X

1-283-91939-7

0-203-10240-1

1-136-23975-8

9780203102404

OCLC:

823389963