Trailblazing Women of the Georgian Era

Trailblazing Women of the Georgian Era
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Publisher : Pen and Sword
Total Pages : 275
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ISBN-10 : 9781473886070
ISBN-13 : 1473886074
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Book Synopsis Trailblazing Women of the Georgian Era by : Mike Rendell

Download or read book Trailblazing Women of the Georgian Era written by Mike Rendell and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2018-03-30 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trailblazing Women of the Georgian Era offers a fascinating insight into the world of female inequality in the Eighteenth Century. It looks at the reasons for that inequality the legal barriers, the lack of education, the prejudices and misconceptions held by men and also examines the reluctance of women to compete on an equal footing. Why did so many women accept that a womans place was in the home?' Using seventeen case studies of women who succeeded despite all the barriers and opposition, the author asks why, in the light of their success, so little progress was made in the Victorian era.Representing women from all walks of life; artists, business women, philanthropists, inventors and industrialists, the book examines the way that the Quaker movement, with its doctrine of equality between men and women, spawned so many successful businesses and helped propel women to the forefront. In the 225 years since the publication of Mary Wollstonecrafts A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, questions remain as to why those noble ideas about equality were left to founder during the Victorian era? And why are there still so many areas where, for historical reasons, equality is still a mirage?


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