| Women in British Public Life, 1914 - 50: Gender, Power and Social Policy Contributor(s): Jones, Helen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138162744 ISBN-13: 9781138162747 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $178.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 305.420 |
| Series: Women and Men in History |
| Physical Information: 280 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1950's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An examination of the ways in which women challenged the British educational, employment and welfare systems after the franchise. Helen Jones explores how women adapted their strategies to confront the system from within, and what constraints were imposed on them. She also examines the active role that British women played in Continental Europe, and an important comparative chapter looks at the experience of women in France, Germany, Italy, Australia and the USA. |