Scottish Women: A Documentary History, 1780-1914

Editor/Author Breitenbach, Esther, Fleming, Linda and Kehoe, Karly, et.al.
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Single-User Purchase Price: $135.00
Unlimited-User Purchase Price: $202.50
ISBN: 978-0-74-864016-4
Category: History - Great Britain -- History
Image Count: 15
Book Status: Available
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Drawing on a wide range of source materials from across Scotland, this sourcebook provides new insights into womens attitudes to the society in which they lived, and how they negotiated their identities within private and public life.

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Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Readers’ Guide
  • List of Figures
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Bodies, Sexuality and Health - Linda Fleming
  • 3 Hearth and Home - Linda Fleming
  • 4 Work and Working Conditions - Esther Breitenbach
  • 5 Crime and Punishment, Immorality and Reform - S. Karly Kehoe
  • 6 Religion - Lesley Orr
  • 7 Protest and Politics - Lesley Orr
  • 8 Empire Experiences and Perspectives - Esther Breitenbach