Women and Radicalism in the Nineteenth Century: Women and industrialism
Author | : Mike Sanders |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015052468728 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This important collection of writings is about and by women connected with social and political movements between 1799-1870. The set features the writings of those who made important contributions to Radicalism, Owenism, Chartism and Feminism, and documents the vast cultural changes brought about by industrialization. Contents include * an extensive collection of writings from 19th century periodicals * selected writings of Frances Wright, a key figure in radical circles in the US and the UK * writings by Frances Morrison, Robert Dale Owen, William Cobbett and William Lovett * J.D. Milne's seminal work "Industrial Employment of Women."