ISBN:
9780511695247
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (350 pages)
,
digital, PDF file(s)
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. British and Irish History, 19th Century
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Women's writing
Parallel Title:
Print version
DDC:
305.4/0942
Keywords:
Women Social conditions
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Women ; England ; Social conditions
Abstract:
Sarah Stickney Ellis (1799–1872) was a prolific writer on female education and women's role in the world. She established a school at Rawdon House, Hertfordshire, to give girls an intellectual and moral training, as well as purely domestic skills, since as future mothers they would be the primary teachers and moulders of the next generation of society. The Women of England, published in 1839, was one of her most successful works, and was an important contribution to the debate on the position of women in society, particularly for the middle classes. Although she argues that women were equal to men, and morally superior, she does not question their legal and social subordination, but intends them to use their influence in their own sphere, and subtly, for the good of the family and society in general. For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=ellisa
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511695247
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