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A century of female revolution : from Peterloo to parliament / Glynis Cooper.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cooper, Glynis, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.
- Women.
- Women--Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century.
- Women's rights--Great Britain--History.
- Women's rights.
- History.
- Social conditions.
- Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Yorkshire ; Philadelphia : Pen & Sword History, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Background to Peterloo p. 1
- Chapter 2 Female Reform Societies p. 8
- Chapter 3 Prologue to Peterloo p. 22
- Chapter 4 Peterloo p. 25
- Chapter 5 Post Peterloo p. 39
- Chapter 6 Repercussions of Peterloo and the Inquest on John Lees p. 48
- Chapter 7 The Manchester Comet and the Situation of Women After Peterloo p. 52
- Chapter 8 Electoral Reform ... but Not for Women p. 57
- Chapter 9 The First (Great) Reform Act 1832 p. 60
- Chapter 10 Chartism and the Women Who Supported it p. 63
- Chapter 11 Political Changes 1830s - 1850s p. 68
- Chapter 12 Female Suffrage p. 74
- Chapter 13 Electoral Reform 1860-1867 p. 80
- Chapter 14 The Second Reform Act 1867 p. 88
- Chapter 15 The Third Reform Act 1884 p. 90
- Chapter 16 Peterloo Veterans 1884 ... and Who was Mary Collins? p. 95
- Chapter 17 Employment and Working Conditions for Women and Children After Peterloo p. 103
- Chapter 18 Female Trade Unions p. 113
- Chapter 19 Strikes Led by Women p. 118
- Chapter 20 Suffragettes p. 124
- Chapter 21 Parliament p. 138.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 03, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781526739223
- 1526739224
- Publisher Number:
- 99986331053
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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