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Widows - Poverty, Power and Politics (Hardcover)
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Widows - Poverty, Power and Politics (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R486
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Historically seen as figures of pity and foreboding - poverty
stricken receivers of charity, tragic figures dressed in black and
even sometimes sexually voracious predators or witches - widows
have been subject to powerful stereotypes that have endured for
centuries. But for many women, widowhood unfolded into a vastly
more complex story. From being property of men and housekeepers -
the owners of nothing - they found themselves suddenly
enfranchised, empowered and free to conduct themselves however they
wished. From suffrage campaigners and politicians, to entrepreneurs
and newly self-made women, the effect of widows' might can be seen
throughout history. In Widows historians Maggie Andrews and Janis
Lomas pull together the stories of fascinating women, both famous
and unknown, and their exploits after being widowed. They show how
throughout history widows have carried on with everyday life in the
face of poverty or isolation, their struggles for political power
and the ways that many of them have contributed to improving the
lives of women today.
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