Women, Work, and Representation
| Author | : Lynn Mae Alexander |
| Publisher | : Ohio University Press |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780821414934 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0821414933 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (933 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Women, Work, and Representation by : Lynn Mae Alexander
Download or read book Women, Work, and Representation written by Lynn Mae Alexander and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Victorian England, virtually all women were taught to sew, but this essentially domestic virtue took on a different aspect for the professional seamstress of the day. This study considers the way this powerful image of working-class suffering was used by social reformers in art and literature.