Women in British Politics, 1780-1860

Download or read book Women in British Politics, 1780-1860 written by Kathryn Gleadle and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-11-04 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking volume examines women's political involvement from a variety of innovative angles. In addition to exploring literary sources and women's contribution to electoral processes, pressure group politics are examined in depth (including Jewish civil rights and the campaigns against the Corn Laws and Indian widow-burning). The attention to neglected aspects of women's political activity, such as religion, domesticity, European nationalism, empire, and lifestyle enable this book to challenge not only the historiography of Georgian and Victorian women, but also the nature of political history itself.