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Women of Victorian Sussex: Their Status, Occupations and Dealings with the Law, 1830-1870
 
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Women of Victorian Sussex: Their Status, Occupations and Dealings with the Law, 1830-1870 (Paperback)

by Helena Wojtczak (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Hastings Press (8 Dec 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1904109055
  • ISBN-13: 978-1904109051
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Rt. Hon Tony Benn, letter to the author, January 2004
Well-researched, scholarly and immensely readable ... provides a vivid account of life lived by women.

Ray Hatley, www.history.uk.com, December 2003
Will keep the reader spellbound. A fine reference book, worthy of a place on any historian’s book shelf.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not your average history book, 2 Nov 2004
From the title you may be led to believe that this is a dry and dusty treatise of interest only to researchers of women's history. Well, don't be fooled. Once you open the rich chocolate brown cover you enter a world of real Victorian women; poor, posh and working class, and learn about their lives and positions in society through numerous, well researched, anecdotes lavishly supported by reproductions of contemporary adverts and posters. Most surprising to many readers will be the wide variety of businesses owned, and/or run by women; anything from a "keeper of a mangle for hire" to a blacksmith! Although the darker side of Victorian life is covered, including baby farming, infanticide and prostitition, the book manages to celebrate the amazing ability of these women to overcome many of the hurdles put in their way by a male dominated society; and shows that not all Victorian women were delicate hothouse flowers only suited to marriage and childbearing. This book is not only for women readers. As a man I found it a fascinating insight into the lesser known areas of Victorian life and society which normal history books gloss over. So, to conclude; this is not your average history book as it manages to combine real and, in many ways, unique view of history with a good read, and even a few laughs.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant piece of original research, 2 Nov 2004
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This book is a wonderful piece of original research. It's totally un-stuffy, and the sometimes humorous anecdotes are a perfect foil to the seriousness of women's situation at the time. The author has clearly done a lot of painstaking searching, and it is well worth it, for she has added to the growing canon of knowledge about Victorian women. Buy it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Women of Victorian Sussex: getting the job done!!, 4 Jul 2009
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Beautiful and informative book about the very busy and variegated population of women--business owners and activists, and more.

Many other books to be found at Hastings Press about the history of Sussex.
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