Women In Nineteenth-century Europe

by Fuchs, Rachel; Thompson, Victoria

• ISBN13: 9780333676066
• ISBN10: 0333676068
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-05
• Publisher: SPRINGER - VERLAG

Summary

During the nineteenth century, European women of all countries and social classes experienced dramatic and enduring changes in their familial, working and political lives. However, the history of women at this time is not one of unmitigated progress - their was an uphill struggle, fraught with hindrances, hard work and economic downturns, and the increasing intrusion of the public into their innermost private and personal lives.

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