Sacred to Female Patriotism

Gender, Class, and Politics in Late Georgian Britain
1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-415-94411-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

Missing from much of the scholarship on 18th century British politics is recognition of the extensive participation of aristocratic women. Fortunately, as a literate and self-conscious group, these women created and preserved vast manuscript collections now available to historians. In Sacred to Female Patriotism, Judith S. Lewis taps into these sources to demonstrate how the social and political worlds of Georgian Britain interacted to give women an influential voice in politics that was previously unimagined. The result is a lively, powerful, and important story that challenges many of our comfortable stereotypes of the past while providing us with a better understanding of 18th century electoral politics in general.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lewis, Judith S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. The Political Agronomy of the Nation 2. The Ruinous Genius 3. All Those Ties and Obligations 4. The Ornament of Society 5. No More Than Woman 6. Reform Thyself Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Judith Lewis is an Associate Professor of History and Women's Studies at the University of Oklahoma.