A History Of Women In 100 Objects

Author: Fern Riddell; Janis Lomas; Maggie Andrews

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General Fields

  • : $35.00 AUD
  • : 9780750967143
  • : History Press Limited, The
  • : History Press Limited, The
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  • : January 2018
  • : 44.99
  • : April 2018
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  • : books

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  • : Fern Riddell; Janis Lomas; Maggie Andrews
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  • : Hardback
  • : 418
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  • : English
  • : 352
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  • : 175 Illustrations, color
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Barcode 9780750967143
9780750967143

Description

What are the items that symbolize the journey of women from second-class citizens with no legal rights, no vote and no official status to the powerful people they are today? And what are the objects that still oppress women? From the corset to the Pill, the typewriter to the first pair of women's trousers and the invention of IVF--there are objects through history that document the developing role of women in society. This story is told here by two leading historians with a lightness of touch that will appeal to all those interested in women's history.

Author description

Maggie Andrews is a professor of cultural history and the author of All the World and Her Husband. Janis Lomas is a university lecturer in women's history.