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  • Women Workers in Seven Professions

    by Edith J. Morley ...
    "Women Workers in Seven Professions" by Edith J. Morley explores the experiences and challenges faced by women in various fields during a time of significant social change. Morley delves into the lives of women in professions such as teaching, nursing, and clerical work, highlighting their contributions and the barriers they encountered. Through detailed research and personal accounts, the book ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Women Workers in Seven Professions

    by Edith J. Morley ...
    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • Edith Morley Before and After

    Reminiscences of a Working Life

    by Edith Morley ...
    Edith Morley (1875-1964) was a scholar and the main 20th century editor of the works of Henry Crabb Robinson. She was the first woman appointed to a chair at an English university-level institution. Born into a middle-class Victorian family, she hated being a girl, but a forward-thinking home life and a good education enabled her to overcome prejudices and become Professor of English Language at ... Read more

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  • Women Workers In Seven Professions

    by Ed. Edith J. Morley ...
    Women workers in seven professions examines how women enter and function within structured occupations and how social expectations shape their opportunities, rewards, and limitations. The text studies several fields of paid work and compares training paths, entry requirements, income stability, advancement possibilities, and workplace conditions. It emphasizes practical realities over theory, ... Read more

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  • Women Workers in Seven Professions

    A Survey of their Economic Conditions and Prospects

    Edited by Edith J. Morley ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Women and Business
    This book, first published in 1914, examines the economic position of women at the turn of the twentieth century. Women’s economic position had been undermined by the helpless dependence engendered, among the better-off, by nineteenth century luxury, and among manual workers by the loss of their hold upon land and by the decline of home industries. The essays collected here examine the changing ... Read more

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  • Women Workers in Seven Professions

    A Survey of Their Economic Conditions and Prospects

    by Various ...
    In "Women Workers in Seven Professions," a collective work by various authors, the intricate narratives of women navigating professional landscapes are brought to the forefront, illuminating their struggles and triumphs across diverse fields. Each chapter delves into the historical and contemporary contexts of women'Äôs labor, offering a rich tapestry of personal anecdotes and statistical analyses ... Read more

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    1832–51

    by J. F. C. Harrison ...
    In this fascinating and well researched work of the history of the heyday of Victorian British society, Harrison seamlessly weaves together the overlapping developments in politics, economy, social and culture.It was a period that saw Britain become a predominantly urban society, continuing industrialization, the growth of new and distinct social classes, as well as social conflict over the New ... Read more

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  • Women and Marriage in Nineteenth-Century England

    by Mrs Joan Perkin, Joan Perkin ...
    The 'bonds of matrimony' describes with cruel precision the social and political status of married women in the nineteenth century. Women of all classes had only the most limited rights of possession in their own bodies and property yet, as this remarkable book shows, women of all classes found room to manoeuvre within the narrow limits imposed on them. Upper-class women frequently circumvented ... Read more

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  • Education

    Examining the Evidence

    by Evelyn Cowie ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Education
    This volume contains both text and contemporary document which together look at the history of education from the French Revolution to the late twentieth century. The connection between text and documents is closely preserved so that the volume both explains and illustrates the important issues and problems and at the same time poses questions for students to consider or follow up. ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

  • The Law Machine

    by Clare Dyer, Marcel Berlins ...
    The authors explain and discuss how the justice system evolved, the way it operates - including vivid descriptions of the trial process - and how lawyers work. Revised and updated throughout for this fifth edition, THE LAW MACHINE surveys recent developments in the workings of justice and the outlook for the future. 'Refreshingly free of the patronizing attitude and the humbug with which other ... Read more

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  • The Rise of Respectable Society

    A Social History of Victorian Britain

    by F. M. L. Thompson ...
    For the quality of its research and the clarity of its synthesis, The Rise of Respectable Society will gain a reputation as an outstanding reinterpretation of the Victorian period.In the years since the appearance of G. M. Young’s brilliant survey, Victorian England: Portrait of an Age, a mass of new research from new perspectives has entirely changed the landscape of the Victorian era. The Rise ... Read more

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  • Poverty and Poor Law Reform in Nineteenth-Century Britain, 1834-1914

    From Chadwick to Booth

    by David Englander ...
    Series series Seminar Studies
    The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 is one of the most important pieces of social legislation ever enacted. Its principles and the workhouse system dominated attitudes to welfare provision for the next 80 years. This new Seminar Study explores the changing ideas to poverty over this period and assesses current debates on Victorian attitudes to the poor. David Englander reviews the old system of ... Read more

    $79.99 CAD