Women - Europe, Women & Employment - International, Women's History - Europe - Great Britain, Great Britain - Economic History, Sex Discrimination, 19th Century British History - Victorian Era (1837-1901), Abuse & Violence, Criminology - Bias Crimes, Wome
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Overview
This provocative study explores the subordination of Victorian working women in the home, neighborhood, and workplace. Drawing on courtroom proceedings, D'Cruze reveals that women's interest in speaking out against violent crimes often coincide with the court's agenda to discipline the unruly behavior of working men. However, while women used local courts of vindicate their reputation before their neighbors, doing so often compromised their respectability in the eyes of the public.Editorials
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Explores sexual violence against Victorian working women, Victorian notions of femininity and masculinity, and the culture of violence in which they existed. D'Cruze (history, Manchester Metropolitan U.) investigates 909 criminal and civil cases that reveal these women as more than just victims. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
October 1, 1998
Publisher
DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, 1998.
Pages
271
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780875802428