This collection of essays explores the broad range of influences which have shaped the distribution of authority within British homes and families - religion, c

Knowing Their Place offers a fascinating look at the relationships of antagonism and friendship, disgust and desire, that marked domestic service in twentieth c

This groundbreaking history of Victorian politics, feminism and parliamentary reform challenges traditional assumptions about the development of British democra

This book examines how adolescence, menstruation and pregnancy were experienced or ‘managed’ by active women in Britain between 1930 and 1970, and how their

This groundbreaking history challenges traditional assumptions about the development of British democracy and the struggle for women's rights.