Women, marriage, and politics, 1860-1914 / Pat Jalland
- Bib ID:
- 7089130
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Jalland, Patricia, author
- Description:
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- Oxford, [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1986
- xi, 366 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBN:
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- 0198226683
- 9780198226680
- Full contents:
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- Introduction: The education of good wives and mothers
- pt. 1. Courtship and marriage: no. 1. The rituals of courtship and marriage: Courtship
- Engagement
- Initiation into the new family and loss of the old
- Weddings and honeymoons
- no. 2. Money and marriage: Parental control and influence
- Social considerations: the unspoken assumptions
- Money as a prerequisite for marriage
- Marriage settlements
- no. 3. Love and other complications: Love and marriage
- The proper age for marriage
- Health as a prerequisite for marriage
- Religion and marital choice
- The politics of marriage
- no. 4. Experiences of love, courtship and early marriage: The perfect aristocratic match: Cecilia Harbord
- The belated triumph of true love: Mary Gladstone
- Flirtation and calculation: Laura Tennant
- Temptation, remorse and an honourable conclusion: Edith Balfour
- Selecting the eligible candidate: Molly Bell
- Two middle-class marital strategies
- Escape from home: Margaret King
- The search for a soul-mate: Margaret Gladstone
- pt. 2. Childbirth: no. 5. The joys of childbirth: Women, health and doctors
- Pregnancy
- Confinement
- Commiserations, lying-in and nursing
- no. 6. The tragedies of childbirth: Miscarriages
- Maternal mortality
- Puerperal fever
- 'Other diseases and accidents'
- Infant mortality
- pt. 3. Political wives: no. 7. Roles and attitudes: Mistress of the household and political hostess
- Confidantes and their influence
- Election campaign workers
- Votes for women
- Indifference and opposition
- The suffragists and the women's political associations
- no. 8. Experiences of political wives: Ideals and sacrifices
- Five case studies
- Mary Chamberlain: the subordinate role played to perfection
- Marion Bryce: a partner in politics
- Evelyn, Lady Stanhope: a frustrated political hostess
- Maud, Lady Selborne: an inherited role and conservative influence
- Molly Trevelyan: aspiration and acquiescence
- pt. 4. Spinsterhood: no. 9. Dutiful daughters, desperate rebels and the transition to the new women: Dutiful daughters: the stereotypical spinsters
- Desperate rebels: the escapist spinsters
- The transition to the new women
- Appendix: Family trees.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-343) and index.
- Subject:
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- Women -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Politicians' spouses -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Women in public life -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Families -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
- Mujeres en la política -- Gran Bretaña -- Historia -- Siglo XIX
- Familia -- Gran Bretaña -- Historia -- Siglo XIX
- Femmes -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Hommes politiques -- Conjoints -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Femmes dans la vie publique -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Famille -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 19e siècle
- Great Britain
- Great Britain Families of politicians Women Social conditions, 1860-1914
- Australian
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- Publication date:
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