Women, Religion and Feminism in Britain, 1750-1900

Download or read book Women, Religion and Feminism in Britain, 1750-1900 written by Sue Morgan and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-08-06 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of new essays examines the pervasive influence of religion upon the lives and strategies of late eighteenth and nineteenth century women activists. The book discusses a wide range of issues from female education to lesbian passion, and the authors demonstrate through detailed case-studies, women's skilful negotiation of the boundaries between personal religious beliefs, moral attitudes and social action.