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Author Clark, Linda L., 1942-

Title Women and achievement in nineteenth-century Europe / Linda L. Clark.

Publication Info. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  305.4094 C593W    Check Shelf
Description ix, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series New approaches to European history
New approaches to European history.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Women and the revolutionary era : negotiating public and private spaces, 1760s-early 1800s -- Women and literature : authorship, publication, audience -- Women and the arts : training, performance, fame -- Caring and power : from charity to social reform -- Extending education : learning and teaching -- From education to other professions -- Organizing for women's rights : leaders and supporters.
Summary "This major new history of European women's professional activities and organizational roles during the "long" nineteenth century examines what women could and could not do if they sought activity, purpose, or recognition beyond their own homes. Linda L. Clark surveys women's achievements in literature, art, music, theater, charity, education, medicine, law, and public administration, and examines the relationship between women's professional and philanthropic activity and the rise of feminist organizations. She shows that, despite continuing legal, cultural, and familial obstacles, thousands of ambitious women pursued professional activities for reasons that often combined economic need with aspirations to do meaningful work and gain public recognition. Detailing women's accomplishments from England to Russia, this unique survey enables readers to connect individual life stories with larger political, social, and economic contexts between 1789 and 1914, and is essential reading for students of modern European history, women's history, and gender studies."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Women -- Europe -- History -- 19th century.
Women authors -- History -- 19th century.
Women educators -- Europe -- History -- 19th century.
Women social reformers -- Europe -- History -- 19th century.
Achievement motivation in women -- Europe -- History -- 19th century.
Frau
Erfolg
Sozioökonomischer Wandel
Europa
Achievement motivation in women. (OCoLC)fst00795669
Women. (OCoLC)fst01176568
Women authors. (OCoLC)fst01177198
Women educators. (OCoLC)fst01177603
Women social reformers. (OCoLC)fst01178540
Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064
Chronological Term Geschichte 1789-1914
1800 - 1899
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9780521650984 (hardback)
0521650984 (hardback)
9780521658782 (paperback)
0521658780 (paperback)
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