Sydney, Lady Morgan (?1783-1859) is best remembered as a novelist whose highly successful historical romances often dealt with sexual, religious and racial discrimination. This work, published in 1840, examines the role of women in history. Morgan originally planned to write four volumes, but owing to her ill health only the first two, focusing on the Old Testament and classical civilization, were completed. Morgan proposes the view that women were really the dominant sex that shaped human society. She criticizes the legal ...
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Sydney, Lady Morgan (?1783-1859) is best remembered as a novelist whose highly successful historical romances often dealt with sexual, religious and racial discrimination. This work, published in 1840, examines the role of women in history. Morgan originally planned to write four volumes, but owing to her ill health only the first two, focusing on the Old Testament and classical civilization, were completed. Morgan proposes the view that women were really the dominant sex that shaped human society. She criticizes the legal discrimination against women that persists even in an age when superiority is no longer defined by physical strength. In Volume 1 she focuses on 'savage' and 'semi-civilized' peoples, and examples of societies as described in the Old Testament. Morgan writes vividly and passionately about the indignities to which women are subjected by men. For more information on this author, see ...
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New. Trade paperback (US). 348 p. Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century . Worked examples or Exercises. Intended for use in adult education.
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New. A reassessment of the role of women in history, arguing against their legal subjection to men, first published in 1840. Series: Cambridge Library Collection-British and Irish History, 19th Century. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440. 2Volumes. 2010. 1st Edition. Paperback.....
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