{"product_id":"9781526751393","title":"Exploring the Lives of Women, 1558-1837","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  N\/A \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUnited Kingdom, Great Britain\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 30 July 2019 by Pen \u0026amp; Sword Books Ltd (Pen \u0026amp; Sword History).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 256 pages, 20 black and white illustrations\u003cbr\u003e234 x 156 | 0g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the Lives of Women, 1558-1837' is an engaging and lively collection of original, thought-provoking essays. Its route from Lady Jane Grey's nine-day reign to Queen Victoria's accession provides ample opportunities to examine complex interactions between gender, rank, and power. Yet the book's scope extends far beyond queens: its female cast includes servants, aristocrats, literary women, opera singers, actresses, fallen women, athletes and mine workers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection explores themes relating to female power and physical strength; infertility, motherhood, sexuality and exploitation; creativity and celebrity; marriage and female friendship. It draws upon a wide range of primary materials to explore diverse representations of women: illuminating accounts of real women's lives appear alongside fictional portrayals and ideological constructions of femininity. In exploring women's negotiations with patriarchal control, this book demonstrates how the lived experience of women did not always correspond to prescribed social and gendered norms, revealing the rich complexity of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume has been published to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Women's Studies Group 1558-1837\\. The group was formed to promote research into any aspect of women's lives as experienced or depicted within this period. The depth, range and creativity of the essays in this book reflect the myriad interests of its members.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43924918436099,"sku":"9781526751393","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781526751393_8cbfd03e-beec-48d9-a403-1060a2b1b1aa.jpg?v=1731410499","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781526751393","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}