Women In Nineteenth-century Europe

by Fuchs, Rachel; Thompson, Victoria

• ISBN13: 9780333676059
• ISBN10: 033367605X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-02-05
• Publisher: Red Globe Pr

Summary

During the nineteenth century, European women experienced dramatic and enduring changes in their familial, working and political lives.Breaking away from traditional categories, the authors of this book provide a sense of the variety and complexity of women's lives across national and regional boundaries, juxtaposing the experiences of women with their perceptions of their lives.Three themes unite this study: the tension between tradition and modernity, the changing relationship between the community and individual, and the shifting boundaries between public and private.

Author Biography

Rachel Fuchs is Professor of History and Victoria E. Thompson is Associate Professor of History, both at Arizona State University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
Introduction	1	(4)
1 The Era of the French Revolution	5	(19)
2 Reproduction and Sexuality	24	(19)
3 Family Life	43	(18)
4 Working for Wages	61	(23)
5 Education	84	(17)
6 Culture, the Arts, and Sciences	101	(19)
7 On the Move	120	(17)
8 Associational Life	137	(18)
9 Feminism and Politics	155	(22)
Conclusion	177	(4)
Notes	181	(7)
Suggested Readings	188	(8)
Index	196