Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy and the Victorian Feminist Movement: The Biography of an Insurgent Woman
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy and the Victorian Feminist Movement: The Biography of an Insurgent Woman
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Maureen Wright
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| Series | Gender in History |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:296 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138 |
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| Category/Genre | British and Irish History |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780719091353
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| Classifications | Dewey:324.623092 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Manchester University Press
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| Imprint |
Manchester University Press
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| Publication Date |
28 February 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This book provides the first full-length biography of Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy (1833-1918) - someone referred to among contemporaries as 'the grey matter in the brain' of the late-Victorian women's movement. A pacifist, humanitarian 'free-thinker', Wolstenholme Elmy was a controversial character and the first woman ever to speak from a public pl
Author Biography
Maureen Wright is an Associate Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Chichester -- .
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