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English Feminists and Their Opponents in the 1790s: Unsex'D and Proper Females

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

English Feminists and Their Opponents in the 1790s: Unsex'D and Proper Females

Contributors:

By (Author) William Stafford

ISBN:

9780719082177

Publisher:

Manchester University Press

Imprint:

Manchester University Press

Publication Date:

1st July 2010

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Dewey:

320.0820941

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

252

Dimensions:

Width 156mm, Height 234mm

Description

This book examines what 16 radical and conservative, famous and notorious British women wrote about their sex in the 1790s. It offers a comprehensive survey of what they thought about their fellow women with regard to love, sexual desire and marriage; their domestic roles and issues of gender and female abilities including sensibility and genius.

Author Bio

William Stafford is Professor of History at the University of Huddersfield

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