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The feminine public sphere
Middle–class women and civic life in Scotland, c. 1870–1914
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English
Published/Copyright:
2009
About this book
At a time when women were barred from clerical roles, middle-class women made use of the informal power structures of Victorian and Edwardian associationalism in order to actively participate as citizens.
This investigation of women's part in civic life provides a fresh approach to the 'public sphere', illuminates women as agents of a middle-class identity and develops the notion of a 'feminine public sphere', or the web of associations, institutions and discourses used by disenfranchised middle-class women to express their citizenship. The extent of middle-class women's contribution to civic life is examined through their involvement in reforming and philanthropic associations as well as local government.
Making use of a range of previously untapped sources, this fascinating book will appeal in particular to those with an interest in Gender History and Scottish History.
This investigation of women's part in civic life provides a fresh approach to the 'public sphere', illuminates women as agents of a middle-class identity and develops the notion of a 'feminine public sphere', or the web of associations, institutions and discourses used by disenfranchised middle-class women to express their citizenship. The extent of middle-class women's contribution to civic life is examined through their involvement in reforming and philanthropic associations as well as local government.
Making use of a range of previously untapped sources, this fascinating book will appeal in particular to those with an interest in Gender History and Scottish History.
Author / Editor information
Contributor: Megan Smitley
Megan Smitley is a former ESRC Post Doctoral Fellow, having attained her PhD in History and Economic and Social History from the University of Glasgow.
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Dedication
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Abbreviations
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Introduction
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1 The organisations
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2 The feminine public sphere
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3 Temperance reform and the feminine public sphere
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4 The women’s movement and female temperance reform
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5 New views of the women’ suffrage campaign
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Conclusion
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Appendices
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Bibliography
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Index
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September 13, 2023
eBook ISBN:
9781847793461
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9781847793461
Keywords for this book
middle-class women; informal power structures; associationalism; citizenship; women's public lives; separate spheres; philanthropic associations; local government; nineteenth-century Britain; suffrage
Audience(s) for this book
For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
