Feminism and empire : women activists in imperial Britain, 1790-1865 / Clare Midgley.
Published / Created:
London ; Routledge, 2007.New York : Routledge, 2007.
Physical Description:
x, 206 p. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Related Content:
Table of contents only
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0714/2007013243.html
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-200) and index.
Contents:
The "woman question" in Imperial Britain -- Sweetness and power : the domestic woman and anti-slavery politics -- White women saving brown women? British Women and the campaign against sati -- Can women be missionaries? Imperial philanthropy, female agency and feminism -- Feminism, colonial emigration and the new model Englishwoman.
Subject Terms:
Women -- Great Britain -- Political activity -- History -- 18th century. | Women -- Great Britain -- Political activity -- History -- 19th century. | Feminism -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. | Feminism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. | Women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions.