Pt. I. Introduction -- 1. The Problem -- 2. Belgium, 1795-1914 -- pt. II. Women, Work, and the Bourgeois Ruling Class -- 3. Women in the Textile Mills: Ghent and Verviers -- 4. Mining Coal -- 5. Women Miners and the Woman Question -- 6. Ouvrieres, Werksters, and Elites in the Fin de Siecle -- pt. III. Women and Politics -- 7. Working Women in the Period of the First International, 1860-80 -- 8. Working Women and Politics: the Second International -- pt. IV. Conclusion -- 9. Belgium in the Belle Epoque
Summary
This is a study of the working women of Belgium from 1830 to 1914. Patricia Penn Hilden argues that the success of Belgium's industrial revolution was uniquely dependant on female labour. She examines the widespread participation of Belgian women in the labour market, and explores their role in the emergent politics of Belgium's working class
Analysis
Women Employment History
Belgium
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
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