![]() ![]() it offers a fresh and lively interpretation of women's lives between the reign of George III and the First World War.- SUNDAY HERALD, Steinbach is an American academic, but the book is refreshingly free of the compound nouns and tortured syntax that usually characterise that calling. This book offers a skillful synthesis of a range of published material relating to working women of all social classes- HISTORY TODAY, The book is well researched and lavishly illustrated. ![]() The result is admirable and exemplary.', A readable and fresh account of women's lives between the reign of George III and the First World War. ![]() ![]() Steinbach maintains a clear chronological approach within each theme, and writes plain prose, not feminist polemic. Steinbach shows the tension between the political, legal and cultural restrictions against women and the impressive range of activities in which they nevertheless engaged.- DAILY TELEGRAPH, A grand sweep of a book, a well-researched, freshly written and unexpectedly entertaining look at "the lost 19th century" from women's points of view- INDEPENDENT, 'Steinbach is an American academic, but the book is refreshingly free of the compound nouns and tortured syntax that usually characterise that calling. Steinbach's lively survey brings together the results of researches to offer a revealing portrait of women's lives in every class and all areas of life- SCOTSMAN, engaging book. ![]()
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