Women's History Britain, 1850-1945 An Introduction [Paperback]

Women's History: Britain 1850-1945introduces the main themes and debates of feminist history during this period of change, and brings together the findings of new research.
It examines the suffrage movement, race and empire, industrialisation, the impact of war and womens literature. Specialists in their own fields have each written a chapter on a key aspect of womens lives including health, the family, education, sexuality, work and politics. Each contribution provides an overview of the main issues and debates within each area and offers suggestions for further reading.
It not only provides an invaluable introduction to every aspect of womens participation in the political, social and economic history of Britain, but also brings the reader up to date with current historical thinking on the study of womens history itself.1. From women worthies to poststructuralism? Debate and controversy in women's history in Britain June Purvis2. Women and industrialization Pat Hudson3. Women and the family Shani D'Cruze4. Women and paid work Jane Humphries5. Women and education Jane McDermid6. Women and popular literature Penny Tinkler7. Woman and health Barbara Harrison8. Woman and sexuality Sheila Jeffreys; Woman and Politics June Hannam10. Ethnicity, race and empire Clare Midgley11. Woman and the vote Sandra Stanley Holton12. Woman and the war in the twentieth century Penny Summerfield