Housewives and citizens : domesticity and the women's movement in England, 1928-64 / Caitríona Beaumont.

  • Beaumont, Caitríona.
Date:
[2013]
  • Books

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Publication/Creation

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2013]

Physical description

xii, 244 pages ; 23 cm.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: 1.Origins and aspirations: voluntary women's organisations and the representation of housewives, mothers and citizens -- 2.Housewives and citizens: the rights and duties of women citizens -- 3.Moral dilemmas: divorce, birth control and abortion -- 4.Welfare rights for women: maternity care, social welfare benefits and family allowances -- 5.Active citizenship for women: war and protest -- 6.Housewives and citizens: post-war planning and the post-war years -- 7.Domesticity, modernity and women's rights: voluntary women's organisations and the women's movement 1950 -- 64.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-233) and index.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    CBW.41.AA9
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ISBN

  • 0719086078
  • 9780719086076