Description |
xi, 180 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 26 cm |
Contents |
Machine derived contents note: A woman's place; deeds not words; on her their lives depend; the modern miss; domestic bliss or suburban neurosis; what did you do in the war, Mummy?; from housewives choice to rock n' roll; dolly birds and double standards; feminists or free spirits?; having it all? |
Summary |
"The twentieth century saw female roles change more rapidly than during any other period of history. In 1900 women were domestic creatures: wives, mothers, workers and ornaments. Some had long sought new rights and freedoms. In the course of a turbulent century, women gained a vote and a voice, and by 2000 had permeated every male bastion from the professional work-place to the corridors of power. The Women's Century charts that incredible journey decade by decade, featuring the stories of many extraordinary women."--Jacket |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 167-168 |
Subject |
Women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions.
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Women -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Women -- History -- 20th century.
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Genre/Form |
History.
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LC no. |
2004381905 |
ISBN |
1903365511 hardback |
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