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Roaring girls: the forgotten feminists of British history

By Holly , Kyte

Book information

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Year
2019
ISBN
9780008266080, 0008266085
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (4203665 bytes)
Pages
462 pages ; 25 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Feminism;Feminism--History;Feminists;History;Biogr

Description

"A Roaring Girl was loud when she should be quiet, disruptive when she should be submissive, sexual when she should be pure, 'masculine' when she should be 'feminine'. Meet the unsung heroines of British history who refused to play by the rules."--Provided by publisher.;Mary Frith: The roaring girl -- Margaret Cavendish: Mad Madge -- Mary Astell: old maid -- Charlotte Charke: En cavalier -- Hannah Snell: The Amazon -- Mary Prince: Goods and chattels -- Anne Lister: Gentleman Jack -- Caroline Norton: A painted wanton.

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