1st Edition

Dictionary of British Women's Organisations, 1825-1960

244 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

This dictionary is the first attempt to identify systematically the large heterogeneous group of women's organisations that grew up from the early 19th century up to the beginning of the modern women's movement, from women abolitionists and Chartists through Social workers, nurses, suffragists and sexual reformers to women pilots, journalists and cricketers. The work brings together over 500... Read more
Chapter Introduction; Chapter Dictionary of Women's Organisations;

Biography

Doughan, David; Gordon, Professor Peter; Gordon, Peter

'A most impressive resource for historians of women.' - Women's History Network

'Any budding historian looking for a project on British women's history would find reading the dictionary a useful experience.' - Feminist Collections