Emigrant Gentlewomen - Genteel Poverty and Female Emigration, 1830-1914 (Paperback)

First published in 1979. This book examines the distressed gentlewoman stereotype, primarily through a study of the experience of emigration among single middle-class women between 1830 and 1914. Based largely on a study of government and philanthropic emigration projects, it argues that the image of the downtrodden resident governess does inadequate justice to Victorian middle-class women's responses to the experience of economic and social decline and to insufficient female employment opportunities. This title will be of interest to students of history.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: The Victorian World
Release date:	November 2017
First published:	1979
Authors:	A. James Hammerton
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	218
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-64210-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-138-64210-X
Barcode:	9781138642102

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