| Eminent Victorian Women Contributor(s): Longford, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0750948876 ISBN-13: 9780750948876 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2009 Annotation: Elizabeth Longford has chosen a group of Victorian women who, in their actions or writing, challenged the repressive rules of established society. They include Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte, whose cloistered lives were illuminated by the vividness of their creative genius; Josephine Butler, who brought about the end of the infamous Contagious Diseases Acts; Annie Besant, who campaigned vigorously for the rights of women subject to unreasonable husbands or harsh employers; Harriet Beecher Stowe, whose novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" brought the cruelties of slavery to the world's attention; and James Barry, born Margaret Bulkley, medical reformer and arguably the first British female to qualify as a suregon. This is a fascinating account of a crucial period of struggle for women's rights and of some of the remarkable personalities who took part. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009294604 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 4.9" W x 7.6" (0.55 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Elizabeth Longford has chosena group ofVictorian women who, in their actions or writing, challenged the repressive rules of established society. They include Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte, whose cloistered lives were illuminated by the vividness of their creative genius; Josephine Butler, who brought about the end of the infamous Contagious Diseases Acts; Annie Besant, who campaigned vigorously for the rights of women subject to unreasonable husbands or harsh employers; Harriet Beecher Stowe, whose novel "Uncle Tom s Cabin" brought the cruelties of slavery to the world s attention; and James Barry, born Margaret Bulkley, medical reformer and arguably the first British female to qualify as a suregon.This isafascinating account ofa crucialperiod of struggle for women s rights and of some of the remarkable personalities who took part." |
