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The English Woman in History (Hardcover)
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The English Woman in History (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Revivals
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First published in 1957, The English Woman in History displays the
place women have held and the influence they have exerted within
the changing pattern of English society. Ever since the days of
Queen Elizabeth I the position of women in English society has been
a matter of general debate. In the seventeenth century many men
produced books in praise of women, following the example of Thomas
Heywood. Most of these books were devoted to the praises of
individual women, but their authors generally produced arguments
against subjection of all women to the unthinking dominance of men.
While married women were still legally subject to their husbands
and no women were allowed to take part in public affairs it was
impossible to write objectively about women's place in the world.
The women who at the end of the seventeenth century began to write
were generally fired by a sense of injustice, and men tended to
write condescendingly of charm and beauty, which interested them
more than intelligence and wit. Now that women are bearing public
responsibilities with success it is possible for historians to look
back dispassionately over the centuries and trace the stages by
which this position has been won. It is a survey of this nature
which Lady Stenton has attempted in this book. This is a must read
for students and scholars of women's history, gender studies and
women's movement.
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