Aristocratic Women and Political Society in Victorian Britain by K D Reynolds

Aristocratic Women and Political Society in Victorian Britain by K D Reynolds

This is a study of gender and power in Victorian Britain. It examines the contribution made by women to the public culture of the British aristocracy in the nineteenth century. It challenges the view that power and authority were predominantly masculine attributes and shows that a partnership of authority between men and women was integral to aristocratic life. The book is thus an important addition to the debate on `separate spheres'. Dr Reynolds explores the roles of aristocratic women in estate management, patronage of churches and schools, and in caring for the poor and other dependants. She shows how women were at the heart of the local communities and institutions on which aristocratic power was based. The book goes on to discuss the realm of national politics, analysing women's participation in the electoral process, in Westminster-based political life, and at Queen Victoria's court. Based on a wide range of previously unused archival sources, Aristocratic Women and Political Society presents a lively portrait of women's experiences and a corrective to the view of the upper-class Victorian woman as a passive social butterfly.

Well written, meticulously evidenced, and brave, this is an important study that will be read fruitfully by a wide range of historians * Journal of Modern History, Vol72, No.3 *
This is a superbly researched and important study * Journal of Modern History, Vol.72, No.3 *
K. D. Reynolds offers an important and well-researched contribution to this history * Journal of Modern History, Vol.72, No.3 *
an important work in alerting us to some interesting realities of identity formation for Victorian aristocratic women. * Nancy W. Ellenberger, Albion *
fine new study ... succinct and persuasive. ...The discussion illuminates several interesting historiographical questions * Nancy W. Ellenberger, Albion *
a long-awaited study of aristocratic women ... Reynolds study is rich in examples of the public lives of aristocratic women, many of which are fascinating. * Donna Loftus, Social History Bulletin, Vol.25, No.1, 2000. *

K. D. Reynolds was a formerly Research Editor at the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography H. C. G. Matthew was the founding editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, and was Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford and a fellow of St Hugh's College

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ISBN 13	9780198207276
ISBN 10	0198207271
Titel	Aristocratic Women and Political Society in Victorian Britain
Autor	K D Reynolds
Serie	Oxford Historical Monographs
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Verlag	Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1998-04-30
Seitenanzahl	272
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