Women, Marriage, and Politics, 1860-1914

by Pat Jalland

Although women are often seen as "hidden from history," this book finally unveils the personal experiences of wives, mothers, and sisters in more than fifty British political families in Victorian and Edwardian England. Drawing on rich new evidence from women's correspondence and diaries between 1860 and 1914, Pat Jalland examines the experience of courtship, marriage, and childbirth and analyzes the vital domestic and political functions they performed. With its intimate approach to women's lives, this book is a welcome complement to the better-known public history of women and the women's movement.

Genres: History, Gender

380 pages, Hardcover

First published November 13, 1986

About the author

Pat Jalland is a British author (August 18, 1941) and Emeritus Professor of History, Research School of Social Sciences
ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

Areas of expertise :
British History
Australian History (Excl. Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander History)
Research interests
Social history of old age in Australia; social and cultural history of death, grief and mourning in Britain and Australia; history of women and the family in Britain and Australia.

CAREER :

Emeritus Professor of History, History School, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, 2013-

Professor of History (E2), History School, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, 1997-2013

Senior Research Fellow, RSSS, Australian National University, 1983-5,1991-2

Associate Professor of History, Murdoch University, Western Australia, 1986-1996

Senior Lecturer in History, Curtin University, Western Australia, 1976-1983

Temporary Lecturer, London School of Economics and Political Science, 1975-1976

Special Lecturer in History, University College London, 1974-1975

Research Fellow in History, Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge, 1973-1976 (with Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Award)

Teaching Assistant, History Department, University of Toronto, 1969-1971