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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
March 2012
Print publication year:
2010
First published in:
1888
Online ISBN:
9780511703843
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511703843
Subjects:
Literature, Social and Population History, British History after 1450, Education, Education, History, Theory, English Literature 1900-1945
Series:
Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
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Book description

Emily Pfeiffer (1827–1890) was a British poet, writer and feminist. Best known for her poetry and sonnets, Pfeiffer also published essays and articles for numerous publications addressing the status of women in contemporary society. This volume, first published in 1888, contains Pfeiffer's analysis of social attitudes towards higher education and professional work for women. She explores in detail the social attitudes which discouraged women from attempting higher education, and describes and refutes contemporary medical opinions concerning the supposed dangers to health women faced in pursuit of it. She also presents an economic argument advocating the entry of women both to higher education and to professional employment. This volume provides a valuable analysis of contemporary attitudes to women's education during a period when the beginnings of change were accompanied by much controversy. For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=pfeiem

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