Bibliograph

Essays on Woman's Work, Bessie Rayner Parkes

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Essays on Woman's Work, Bessie Rayner Parkes

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Essays on Woman's Work

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1097117623

Responsibility statement

Bessie Rayner Parkes

Series statement

Cambridge library collection. British and Irish History, 19th CenturyCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Summary

Bessie Rayner Parkes (1829–1925) was an English poet, writer and prominent early feminist best known for her campaigns for women's right to work and receive professional training. After meeting fellow feminist activist Barbara Bodichon (1827–1891) they founded the first English feminist journal, The English Woman's Review in 1858. Parkes served as its principal editor between 1858–1864. This volume, first published in 1865 and containing several essays from The English Woman's Review, advocates for young middle-class women to be given the opportunity to work and earn a living in safe conditions with fair pay. Parkes links the changes in society caused by the Industrial Revolution to the need for women to work. Her reassurance that married women should still be supported by their husbands illustrates how Parkes, like other contemporary feminists, worked within the contemporary social framework and used existing social norms to justify her aims. --, Provided by publisher

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