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Women's Bodies and Dangerous Trades in England, 1880-1914 by Carolyn Marino Malone (Hardback, 2003)

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Between 1880 and 1914, there was a widespread public debate about the threat of women's work to their bodies, reproductive abilities and the future of the race. Stimulated by a series of sensational stories in the new journalistic press, this debate included politicians, doctors, working men and diverse feminist organisations. In response, the government enacted special legislative measures, kwn as dangerous trades regulations, to protect women and their unborn children in the white lead and pottery trades. This book explores this debate and places it within the context of the new journalism, medical theories about lead poisoning and women's bodies, the rise of labour, and the expansion of feminist activism. Most significantly, it demonstrates how ideas about sexual difference decisively shaped the construction of these important measures. This led to a gendered definition of dangerous work, one that negated evidence about unsafe working conditions that posed a threat to both working women and men. It also led to the introduction of practices that resemble what we today call 'foetal protection'. Dr CAROLYN MALONE is associate professor of history at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd, Royal Historical Society
ISBN-10
0861932641
ISBN-13
9780861932641
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95741640

Product Key Features

Author
Carolyn Marino Malone
Format
Cloth over Boards, Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Regional History
Type
Textbook

Dimensions

Weight
458g
Height
234mm
Width
156mm

Additional Product Features

Place of Publication
London
Spine
21mm
Issn
0269-2244
Series Part/Volume Number
Volume 36
First Published
2003
Series Title
Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series
Content Note
Cloth over Boards
Date of Publication
02/11/2003
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Genre
Regional History

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