Women in Eighteenth Century Europe

by Margaret R. Hunt

Book Overview

Was the century of Voltaire also the century of women? In the eighteenth century changes in the nature of work, family life, sexuality, education, law, religion, politics and warfare radically altered the lives of women. Some of these developments caused immense confusion and suffering; others greatly expanded women's opportunities and worldview - long before the various women's suffrage movements were more than a glimmer on the horizon. This study...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582308658
• ISBN13: 9780582308657
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 508 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"