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Women and social action in Victorian and Edwardian England / Jane Lewis.

Title
  1. Women and social action in Victorian and Edwardian England / Jane Lewis.
Published by
  1. Aldershot : Edward Elgar, c1991.
Author
  1. Lewis, Jane (Jane E.)

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Description
  1. vii, 338 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. Considers the contribution of women to social action in Victorian and Edwardian England, highlighting the role of women in public life and the influence of the state, as compared to the individual or philanthropic activity, in the development of welfare provision.
Subject
  1. 1900-1999
  2. Feminists > Great Britain > Biography
  3. Feminism > Great Britain > History > 20th century
  4. Women social workers > England > Biography
  5. Women volunteers in social service > England > History
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies
  2. History
Contents
  1. Octavia Hill--Beatrice Webb--Helen Bosanquet--Mary Ward--Violet Markham.
Note
  1. Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Bibliography: p. 313-322.
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