Women in British Politics, 1780-1860: The Power of the Petticoat

by Sarah J. Richardson

Book Overview

This groundbreaking volume examines women's political involvement from a variety of innovative angles. In addition to exploring literary sources and women's contribution to electoral processes, pressure group politics are examined in depth (including Jewish civil rights and the campaigns against the Corn Laws and Indian widow-burning). The attention to neglected aspects of women's political activity, such as religion, domesticity, European nationalism,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312233566
• ISBN13: 9780312233563
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 179 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.9"