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Women's lives : researching women's social history, 1800-1939 / Jennifer Newby.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Family history from Pen and SwordPublisher: Barnsley : Pen & Sword Family History, 2011Description: 1 online resource ( vii, 184 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781844686544
  • 184468654X
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Women's livesDDC classification:
  • 305.40941 23/eng/20230118
LOC classification:
  • HQ1122 .N49 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction Researching Women's History -- General Sources for Researching Women -- Chapter 1 Women in Domestic Service -- Why Were Women in Service? -- How Did Women Enter Domestic Service? -- What Did They Do? -- How Did They Live? -- Researching Domestic Servants -- Chapter 2 Women on the Land -- Why Did Women Work in Agriculture? -- What Did They Do? -- How Did They Live? -- Land Girls and Beyond -- Researching Female Farm Labourers -- Chapter 3 Women in the Factories -- Who Worked in the Factories? -- Why Did Women Work in Factories?
What Did They Do? -- How Did They Live? -- 1Wartime Industries and Women Workers -- Researching Female Factory Workers -- Chapter 4 Middle-Class Women -- Who Was 'Middle-Class'? -- What Did They Do? -- How Did They Live? -- Researching Middle-Class Women -- Chapter 5 Aristocratic Women -- Who Was an Aristocrat? -- What Did They Do and How Did They Live? -- Changing Fortunes -- Researching Female Aristocrats -- Chapter 6 Criminal Women -- Where Were They Concentrated? -- What Were Their Crimes? -- What Punishments Were They Given? -- Reforming 'Darkest England' -- Researching Female Criminals
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-173) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction Researching Women's History -- General Sources for Researching Women -- Chapter 1 Women in Domestic Service -- Why Were Women in Service? -- How Did Women Enter Domestic Service? -- What Did They Do? -- How Did They Live? -- Researching Domestic Servants -- Chapter 2 Women on the Land -- Why Did Women Work in Agriculture? -- What Did They Do? -- How Did They Live? -- Land Girls and Beyond -- Researching Female Farm Labourers -- Chapter 3 Women in the Factories -- Who Worked in the Factories? -- Why Did Women Work in Factories?

What Did They Do? -- How Did They Live? -- 1Wartime Industries and Women Workers -- Researching Female Factory Workers -- Chapter 4 Middle-Class Women -- Who Was 'Middle-Class'? -- What Did They Do? -- How Did They Live? -- Researching Middle-Class Women -- Chapter 5 Aristocratic Women -- Who Was an Aristocrat? -- What Did They Do and How Did They Live? -- Changing Fortunes -- Researching Female Aristocrats -- Chapter 6 Criminal Women -- Where Were They Concentrated? -- What Were Their Crimes? -- What Punishments Were They Given? -- Reforming 'Darkest England' -- Researching Female Criminals