Women and Industrialisation : Gender and Work in the Nineteenth Century (Feminist Perspectives Ser.)

Lown, Judy

ISBN 10: 0816618461 / ISBN 13: 9780816618460

Published by University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 1990

About this Item

Book very slightly bumped at head and foot of spine; dustjacket very mildly scuffed. Review copy with slip laid in. Includes illustrations, appendices ("Processes and Technical Terms Used in Silk Manufacture" and "Notes on Measurements and Currency"), bibliography and index. 260 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 006944

Bibliographic Details

Title: Women and Industrialisation : Gender and ...

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis

Publication Date: 1990

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+

Edition: First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

This is a study of textile employment for women and girls in 19th-century England. The author aims to describe the experience of factory employment and and community for 19th-century men and women and connect evidence concerning employment and family patterns to trace the practices of employers which helped to forge a male labour aristocracy. The book also discusses the process by which women were gradually marshalled into restricted areas of employment, and examines the implications for both family life and paid labour. The writings and activities of feminists of the time who challenged this pattern are also explored.