The Making of Modern Woman

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Routledge, Apr 8, 2016 - History - 380 pages
Modern woman was made between the French Revolution and the end of the First World War. In this time, the women of Europe crafted new ideas about their sexuaity, motherhood, the home, the politics of femininity, and their working roles. They faced challenges about what a woman should be and how she should act. From domestic ideology to women's suffrage, this book charts the contests for woman's identity in the epoch-shaping nineteenth century.
 

Contents

Introduction
Body Mind and Spirit
Learning to be a Woman
Marriage
Mothers and Children
Home Kinship and Community
Sex and Sexuality
Working for a Living
Politics Nation and Identity
Womens Mission to Empire
FirstWave Feminism
The Great
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Lynn Abrams is Senior Lecturer in History, University of Glasgow.

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