Title Women Against Cruelty : Protection of Animals in Nineteenth-Century Britain / Diana Donald

Published Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations Series Gender in History Gender in history Contents Prefatory note : the archive of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals -- Sexual distinctions in attitudes to animals in the late Georgian era -- The early history of the RSPCA : its culture and its conflicts -- Animal welfare and 'humane education' : new roles for women -- The 'two religions' : a gendered divide in Victorian society -- Anti- vivisection : a feminist cause? -- Sentiment and 'the spirit of life' : new insights at the fin de siecle Summary This is the first study of women's leading contribution to animal protection in nineteenth-century Britain Analysis Women animals birds cruelty gender patriarchy protection sentiment sympathy vivisection Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 28, 2019) Subject Animal welfare -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Women and animals -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Animal rights activists -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. Animal rights activists Animal welfare Women and animals Women -- Social conditions Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781526115430 1526115433 9781526115447 1526115441 1526162288 9781526162281 1526162296 9781526162298

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