1st Edition
Victorian Working Women An historical and literary study of women in British industries and professions 1832-1850
By Wanda F. Neff
Copyright 2006
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book was first published in 1929. The working woman was not, a Victorian institution. The word spinster disproves any upstart origin for the sisterhood of toil. Nor was she as a literary figure the discovery of Victorian witers in search of fresh material. Chaucer included unmemorable working women and Charlotte Bronte in 'Shirley' had Caroline Helstone a reflection that spinning 'kept her... Read more
Preface
1. Introduction
2. The textile worker
3. The non-textile worker
4. The dressmaker
5. The governess
6. The idle woman
7. Conclusion
Biography
Wanda F. Neff
