This perceptive book studies the Victorian woman in the home and in the family. One of the central purposes is to rescue Victorian woman from the realm of myth where her life was spent in frivolous trifles and instead to show how she had a major part to play in the practical management of the home.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 2014-03-21
Language: English
Number of Pages: 184
Edition: 1
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History
Tracing development of scientific sociology from Comte onwards, this book provides a narrative history of figures, ideas, and schools that lie behind ..