Bread Winner, an Intimate History of the Victorian Economy, Emma Griffin
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Bread Winner, an Intimate History of the Victorian Economy, Emma Griffin
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eng
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non fiction
Main title
Bread Winner
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electronic resource
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dictionaries
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1148865948
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Emma Griffin
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JSTOR eBooks
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an Intimate History of the Victorian Economy
Summary
The overlooked story of how ordinary women and their husbands managed financially in the Victorian era - and why so many struggled despite increasing national prosperity Nineteenth century Britain saw remarkable economic growth and a rise in real wages. But not everyone shared in the nation's wealth. Unable to earn a sufficient income themselves, working-class women were reliant on the 'breadwinner wage' of their husbands. When income failed, or was denied or squandered by errant men, families could be plunged into desperate poverty from which there was no escape. Emma Griffin unlocks the homes of Victorian England to examine the lives - and finances - of the people who lived there. Drawing on over 600 working-class autobiographies, including more than 200 written by women,Bread Winner changes our understanding of daily life in Victorian Britain.--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Introduction. 'The great enigma of our times' -- Part one. Work. 1. 'I worked alright, but I never got paid for my labour': women and work ; 2. 'A man's work was a man's life': men at work ; 3. 'Real drudgery': house work -- Part two. Money. 4. 'The meal-ticket': fathers and breadwinning ; 5. 'Father disappeared and left mother to brave the storm': family breakdown ; 6. 'Toil in the factory, toil in the home': working mothers -- Part three. Life. 7. 'Got a loaf, Dad?': food ; 8. 'We weren't happy, but we were a family': emotions ; 9. 'I learned to speak': making citizens -- Conclusion
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