Author: A. V. L.
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Category : Church work with the poor
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Author: Susan Mumm
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0567465950
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 321

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A study of the social history and cultural significance of the sisterhoods that sprang up in Victorian Britain, examining the lives of women who pushed the boundaries of what women could do within the Anglican Church and paved the way for modern social workers. So successful were they in organizing and recruiting that they threatened to undermine the ideal of domestic life for women.

Author: Martha Vicinus
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226855686
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 437

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Martha Vicinus's subject is the middle-class English woman, the first of her sex who could afford to live on her own earnings 'outside heterosexual domesticity or church governance.' She wanted and needed to work. Meticulous, resonant, original, triumphant, Independent Women tells of the efforts and endurance of this Victorian woman; of her courage and the constraints that she rejected, accepted, and created. . . . The independent women are the 'foremothers' of any women today who seeks significant work, emotionally satisfying friendships, and a morally charged freedom."—from the Foreword by Catharine R. Stimpson "Feminist insight combines with vast research to produce a dramatic narrative. Independent Women chronicles the energetic lives and imaginative communal structures invented by women who 'pioneered new occupations, new living conditions, and new public roles.'"—Lee R. Edwards, Ms. "Vicinus is to be congratulated for her brave and unflinching portraits of twisted spinsters as well as stolid saints. That she stretches her net up into the '20s and covers the women's suffrage momement is a brilliant stroke, for one may see clearly how it was possible for women to mount such an enormous and successful political campaign."—Jane Marcus, Chicago Tribune Book World "Vicinus' beautifully written book abounds in rich historical detail and in subtle psychological insights in the character of its protagonists. The author understands the complexities of the interplay between economic and social conditions, cultural values, and the aims and aspirations of individual personalities who act in history. . . . A superb achievement."—Gerda Lerner, Reviews in American History "Martha Vicinus has with intelligence and energy paved and landscaped the road on which scholars and students of activist women all travel for many years."—Blanche Wiesen Cook, Women's Review of Books "Independent Women can be read by anyone with an interest in women's history. But for all contemporary women, unconsciously enjoying privileges and freedoms once bought so dearly, this book should be required reading."—Catharine E. Boyd, History

Author: L. N. R.
Publisher:
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Category : Missions
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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Author: Martha Vicinus
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135045267
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 235

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First published in 1972, this book contains a collection of ten essays that document the feminine stereotypes that women fought against, and only partially erased, a hundred years ago. In an introductory essay, Martha Vicinus describes the perfect Victorian lady, showing that the ideal was a combination of sexual innocence, conspicuous consumption and worship of the family hearth. Indeed, this model in some form was the ideal of all classes as the perfect lady’s only functions were marriage and procreation. The text offers a valuable insight into Victorian culture and society.

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Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 822

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Author: John Taylor
Publisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 384

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Author: Harold James Dyos
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415193245
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 656

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Victorian City is a study of the social and intellectual attitudes of Victorian society to the challenge of urbanization.

Author: L. N. R.
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Category : Deaconesses
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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