Conversations in cold rooms : women, work, and poverty in nineteenth-century Northumberland / Jane Long.
"In what ways did gender influence the shape of poverty, and of poor women's work, in Victorian England? This book explores the problem in the context of nineteenth-century Northumberland, examining urban and rural conditions for women, poor relief debates and practices, philanthropic acti...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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[London] :
Royal Historical Society,
1999.
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Series: | Royal Historical Society studies in history. New series.
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Summary: | "In what ways did gender influence the shape of poverty, and of poor women's work, in Victorian England? This book explores the problem in the context of nineteenth-century Northumberland, examining urban and rural conditions for women, poor relief debates and practices, philanthropic activity, working-class cultures, and 'protective' intervention in women's employment."--Jacket. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 241 pages) : illustrations. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-236) and index. |
ISBN: | 0585177619 9780585177618 |
ISSN: | 0269-2244 |
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