Author: Jane Long
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 9780861932405
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
In what ways did gender influence the shape of poverty, and of poor women's work, in Victorian England? This book explores the problem in the context of nineteenth-century Northumberland, examining urban and rural conditions for women, poor relief debates and practices, philanthropic activity, working-class cultures, and 'protective' intervention in women's employment.