Clio's Daughters: British Women Making History, 1790-1899Lynette Felber University of Delaware Press, 2007 - 310 Seiten Exposes the reality behind the notion that nineteenth-century history was an exclusively male preserve. This work reveals the wealth of women's historical writings, demonstrating that Victorian domestic ideology did not prevent women from making history, featuring both as historical subjects and writers of history. |
Inhalt
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Crisis Historiography | 29 |
Flora Annie Steels | 43 |
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