Bøger i Women's and Gender History serien

The first comprehensive reference work to bring together in one acclaimed volume the wealth of information available on the individuals and organisations involved in the suffrage movement.

An essential new edition to the study of prostitution in history, providing the reader with an up-to-date account of the social and political efforts to rid it from society.

This study examines women's experiences as teachers and students at British universities between 1870 and 1939 and shows clearly how sexual divisions were deeply etched in university life in Britain before 1939.

A thematic survey of women's history in Britain in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Placing women's experiences in the context of these major social, economic and cultural shifts that accompanied the industrial and commercial transformations, The authors paint a picture of the change, revolution, and continuity that were encountered by women.

A useful source of primary material, this anthology examines a significant number of British women's writings on sex from Victorian times to the 1960s, and studies all aspects of their debates from marriage and lesbianism to prostitution and STDs.

Provides a survey of women's suffrage campaigns across the British Isles and Ireland, focusing on local campaigns and activists. Divided into thirteen sections, this book gives a geographical dimension to debates on the suffrage campaign of the 19th and early 20th-centuries. It is useful for researchers, scholars, local historians and students.