Beyond the Reproductive Body: The Politics of Women's Health and Work in Early Victorian England

Marjorie Levine-Clark

ISBN 10: 0814251226 / ISBN 13: 9780814251225

Published by Ohio State Univ Pr, 2004

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1st edition. 160 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Beyond the Reproductive Body: The Politics of Women's Health and Work in Early Victorian England
• Publisher: Ohio State Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814251226
• ISBN 13: 9780814251225
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.39 kilograms

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Synopsis

Poor women in Victorian England were caught between contradictory expectations of the reproductive body, seen to preclude any but domestic labor, and the able body, which dictated that all poor but healthy people must work to stay independent. Levine-Clark (history, U. of Colorado, Denver) uses medical case narratives of poor women to explore the centrality of gender and the body in the formation of Victorian policies on employment, public health, and welfare as well as to challenge historians' customary presentation of Victorian women's delicate health. Of interest to scholars of the histories of medicine, gender, labor, and social policy. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)