This is a study of gender and power in Victorian Britain. It is the first book to examine the contribution made by women to the public culture of the British aristocracy in the nineteenth century. Based on a wide range of archival sources, it explores the roles of aristocratic women in public life, from their country estates to the salons of Westminster and the royal court.
This is a study of gender and power in Victorian Britain. It is the first book to examine the contribution made by women to the public culture of the British aristocracy in the nineteenth century. Based on a wide range of archival sources, it explores the roles of aristocratic women in public life, from their country estates to the salons of Westminster and the royal court.
* Acknowledgements * Note on Names * 1: `The Lady at their Head': Women and the Landed Estates * 2: `The Business and Charities of the Parish': Churches, Schools, and Local Authority * 3: `Many to Take Care of': Charity, Philanthropy, and Paternalism * 4: `Aristocratical and Female Influence': Elections and Electioneering * 5: `Party' Politics: Metropolitan Political Society. * 6: `A Busy and Suspicious "Cabal" or "Head Housemaids"'? The Ladies of Queen Victoria's Household * Conclusion * Biographical Appendix * Bibliography
* Acknowledgements * Note on Names * 1: `The Lady at their Head': Women and the Landed Estates * 2: `The Business and Charities of the Parish': Churches, Schools, and Local Authority * 3: `Many to Take Care of': Charity, Philanthropy, and Paternalism * 4: `Aristocratical and Female Influence': Elections and Electioneering * 5: `Party' Politics: Metropolitan Political Society. * 6: `A Busy and Suspicious "Cabal" or "Head Housemaids"'? The Ladies of Queen Victoria's Household * Conclusion * Biographical Appendix * Bibliography
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