Women, work, and politics Belgium 1830-1914

This is a study of the working women of Belgium from 1830 to 1914. Patricia Penn Hilden argues that the success of Belgium's industrial revolution was uniquely dependant on female labour. She examines the widespread participation of Belgian women in the labour market, and explores their role in...

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Main Author: Hilden, Patricia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Clarendon 1993, 1993
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This is a study of the working women of Belgium from 1830 to 1914. Patricia Penn Hilden argues that the success of Belgium's industrial revolution was uniquely dependant on female labour. She examines the widespread participation of Belgian women in the labour market, and explores their role in the emergent politics of Belgium's working class
Physical Description:xiv, 357 p. maps
ISBN:9780191678837