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The political worlds of women [electronic resource] : gender and politics in nineteenth century Britain / Sarah Richardson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Routledge research in gender and history ; 15.Publication details: New York : Routledge, 2013.Description: xvi, 252 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 305.42094109/034 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ1236.5.G7 R53 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: the political worlds of women in nineteenth-century Britain -- Politics at home -- Useful soup for benevolent purposes: the politics of domestic economy -- Philanthropic economy: radicalism, women, and charity -- Women and the politics of the parish -- Female petitioning: the multiform warfare of political life -- From the ventilator to the ladies' cage: women and the Houses of Parliament -- Encounters with imperial and international affairs -- British women and the rosewater revolution -- Conclusion: spheres and spaces; borders and frontiers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the political worlds of women in nineteenth-century Britain -- Politics at home -- Useful soup for benevolent purposes: the politics of domestic economy -- Philanthropic economy: radicalism, women, and charity -- Women and the politics of the parish -- Female petitioning: the multiform warfare of political life -- From the ventilator to the ladies' cage: women and the Houses of Parliament -- Encounters with imperial and international affairs -- British women and the rosewater revolution -- Conclusion: spheres and spaces; borders and frontiers.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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