
Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century Europe
Jennine Hurl-Eamon(Author)
Greenwood Press
Published on 9. April 2010
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-313-37696-2 (ISBN)
Description
This concise historical overview of the existing historiography of women from across eighteenth-century Europe covers women of all ages, married and single, rich and poor.
During the 18th century, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, protoindustrialization, and colonial conquest made their marks on women's lives in a variety of ways. Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century Europe examines women of all ages and social backgrounds as they experienced the major events of this tumultuous period of sweeping social and political change.
The book offers an inclusive portrayal of women from across Europe, surveying nations from Portugal to the Russian Empire, from Finland to Italy, including the often overlooked women of Eastern Europe. It depicts queens, an empress, noblewomen, peasants, and midwives. Separate chapters on family, work, politics, law, religion, arts and sciences, and war explore the varying contexts of the feminine experience, from the most intimate aspects of daily life to broad themes and conditions.
During the 18th century, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, protoindustrialization, and colonial conquest made their marks on women's lives in a variety of ways. Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century Europe examines women of all ages and social backgrounds as they experienced the major events of this tumultuous period of sweeping social and political change.
The book offers an inclusive portrayal of women from across Europe, surveying nations from Portugal to the Russian Empire, from Finland to Italy, including the often overlooked women of Eastern Europe. It depicts queens, an empress, noblewomen, peasants, and midwives. Separate chapters on family, work, politics, law, religion, arts and sciences, and war explore the varying contexts of the feminine experience, from the most intimate aspects of daily life to broad themes and conditions.
Reviews / Votes
While the 18th century was a time of great social and political upheavals in Europe, the lives of most women-poor women-were little affected by these changes. Nonetheless, suggests Hurl-Eamon (History, Trent University), the century saw the begins of important debates over the status of women, and some middle-class and upper class women wereable to move outside of traditional women's roles. In this book, the author looks at women across Europe and across classes, examining their lives in terms of their roles in family, work, politics, law, religion, arts and sciences, and war. * Reference & Research Book News *
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Illustrations
18 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
482 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-37696-2 (9780313376962)
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Jennine Hurl-Eamon, PhD, is associate professor of history at Trent University, Peterborough, Canada.