Women in Britain

Voices and Perspectives from Twentieth Century History

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

AvJanet H. Howarth

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The millennium has sharpened perspectives on the history of women in twentieth-century Britain. Many features of the contemporary gender order date only from the last decades of the century – the expectation of equal opportunities in education and the work-place, sexual autonomy for the individual and tolerance of a variety of family forms. The years dominated by the two World Wars saw real advances towards equal citizenship and legal rights, and a growing sense of the impact on women of ‘modernity’ in its various forms, including consumerism and the mass media. But values inherited from the Victorians were still reflected in the class hierarchy, the policing of sexuality and the male-breadwinner family.This anthology of original sources, accompanied by a state-of-the-art bibliography, illustrates patterns of continuity and change in women’s experience and their place in national life. An introductory survey provides an accessible overview and analysis of controversial issues, such as the relationship between ‘first’, ‘second’ and ‘third’ wave feminism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-11-29
Mått158 x 232 x 26 mm
Vikt520 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781850434566

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List of Illustrations and MapsAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Class, Region and Ethnicity2. Family and Work3. Education4. Sex and Sexualities5. Feminisms and Femininity6. The Great War, 1914–187. Franchise and After, 1918–39: The Modern Woman?8. War and Reconstruction, 1939–519. The Fifties and Sixties10. Women’s Lib to Post-Feminism? 1970–2000A History of Women in Britain. Sources and Readings from the Twentieth CenturySelect BibliographyPermission Notes and AcknowledgementsIndex of PersonsSubject Index

A century of change and continuity in women's lives is masterfully narrated by Janet Howarth in this excellent book. We grasp the myriad meanings of being a woman in twentieth-century Britain through the words of politicians and policy makers, feminists and agitators, social investigators and sociologists, novelists and poets, and we hear women's own voices in every key. Howarth's selection of texts offers a tantalising flavour of the rich resources available for exploring women's history, covering every subject from motherhood and work to politics and sexuality. Prefaced with a superb essay by the author synthesising major themes in the recent scholarship, Women in Britain is highly recommended for anyone teaching or studying this intriguing and capacious subject.