Mothers of the Nation: Women's Political Writing in England, 1780-1830

by Anne K. Mellor and Anne K Mellor

Book Overview

British women writers were enormously influential in the creation of public opinion and political ideology during the years from 1780 to 1830. Anne Mellor demonstrates the many ways in which they attempted to shape British public policy and cultural behavior in the areas of religious and governmental reform, education, philanthropy, and patterns of consumption. She argues that the theoretical paradigm of the "doctrine of the separate spheres"may...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025321369X
• ISBN13: 9780253213693
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"