The politics of gender in Victorian Britain masculinity, political culture, and the struggle for women's rights
This groundbreaking history of Victorian politics, feminism and parliamentary reform challenges traditional assumptions about the development of British democracy and the struggle for women's rights and demonstrates how political activity has been shaped by changes in the history of masculinity...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2012
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 'Feminism' and the history of women's rights
- The domestic ideology of Victorian patriarchy
- Class, liberalism and the erosion of Victorian domestic ideology
- Religious change and the transformation of domestic ideology
- The politics of paternity
- Performing masculinities in the House of Commons
- Classes, interests and parliamentary reform
- The instability of the 1867 settlement, the secret ballot and women's suffrage
- Redefining 'fitness': from the educated voter to household suffrage
- The road to democracy, 1885-1906
- Conclusion