Stolen Daughters, Virgin Mothers

Stolen Daughters, Virgin Mothers

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A study of the social history and cultural significance of the sisterhoods which sprang up in Victorian Britain. It looks at those women who abandoned the domestic sphere to become the prototype of the modern social worker, beginning with the establishment of the first Anglican convent in 1845.

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Stolen Daughters, Virgin Mothers by Susan Mumm

A study of the social history and cultural significance of the sisterhoods that sprang up in Victorian Britain, examining the lives of women who pushed the boundaries of what women could do within the Anglican Church and paved the way for modern social workers. So successful were they in organizing and recruiting that they threatened to undermine the ideal of domestic life for women.
Susan Mumm teaches at the Faculty of Arts at the Open University in Milton Keynes, UK.
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ISBN 13 9780718501518
ISBN 10 0718501519
Title Stolen Daughters, Virgin Mothers
Author Susan Mumm
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2001-05-01
Number of pages 322
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.