Women and Work in Britain since 1840 - 9780415259101

Taylor & Francis

Women and Work in Britain since 1840Author(s): Gerry Holloway\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415259101, 978-0415259101\nSynopsis\nThe first book of its kind to study this period, Gerry Holloway's essential student resource works chronologically from the early 1840s to the end of the twentieth century and examines over 150 years of womens employment history.\n\nWith suggestions for research topics, an annotated bibliography to aid further research, and a chronology of important events which places the subject in a broader historical context, Gerry Holloway considers how factors such as class, age, marital status, race and locality, along with wider economic and political issues, have affected womens job opportunities and status.\n\nKey themes and issues that run through the book include:\n\ncontinuity and change\nthe sexual division of labour\nwomen as a cheap labour force\nwomens perceived primary role of mothe.