"Explores the complexities of the lived experiences of Victorian women in the home, the workplace, and the empire as well as the ideals of womanhood and femininity that developed during the 19th century"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Introduction: Victorian contexts and ideals of womanhood -- Women and the state -- Religion, spiritualism and death -- Family, home, and leisure -- Health and sexuality -- Childbearing, youth, and education -- Wage labor and professional work -- Urban life -- Women and empire.