The Political Worlds of Women: Gender and Politics in Nineteenth Century Britain

by Sarah Richardson

Traditional analyses of nineteenth-century politics have assigned women a peripheral role. By adopting a broader interpretation of political participation, the author identifies how middle-class women were able to contribute to political affairs in the nineteenth century. Examining the contribution that women made to British political life in the period 1800-1870 stimulates debates about gender and politics, the nature of authority and the definition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415825660
• ISBN13: 9780415825665
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"