Women and Work
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"Women and Work" is a pioneering 19th-century feminist text by Barbara Bodichon that argues for women's economic independence and expanded employment opportunities.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Women and Work canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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feminist text ⓘ |
| addresses |
division between men's work and women's domestic roles
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economic dependence of women on men ⓘ |
| advocates |
expanded employment opportunities for women
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reform of laws restricting married women's property and earnings ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
demonstrate the injustice of excluding women from paid employment
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promote legal and social reforms for working women ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British feminist history
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women's labour history ⓘ |
| author |
Barbara Bodichon
NERFINISHED
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Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes | legal and social barriers to women's paid work ⓘ |
| genre |
feminist literature
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social reform literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Victorian era Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later feminist arguments for women's economic rights ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British women's rights campaigns
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Victorian feminist movement ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
gender equality
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legal and economic status of women ⓘ women's economic independence ⓘ women's employment ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| movement | first-wave feminism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early systematic argument for women's right to work
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pioneering analysis of women's economic position in society ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
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