Format:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 246 pages)
ISBN:
1847798969
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9781847798961
Series Statement:
Gender in history
Content:
The case of the "cult of the clitoris" : treachery, patriotism and English womanhood -- Butterfly women, "Chinamen", dope fiends and metropolitan allure -- The tribulations of Edith Thompson : sexual incitement as a capital crime -- Mme Fahmy's vindication : orientalism, miscegenation fears and female fantasy -- "Hunnish scenes" and a "virgin birth" : the contested marriage and motherhood of a curious modern woman -- Afterlives
Content:
"Modern women on trial looks at the highly publicised, sensational trials of several young female protagonists in the period 1918-24. These cases, all presented by the press as morality tales involving drugs, murder, adultery, miscegenation and sexual perversion, are used as a prism through which to identify concerns about modern feminity."--
Note:
"Modern women on trial looks at the highly publicised, sensational trials of several young female protagonists in the period 1918-24. These cases, all presented by the press as morality tales involving drugs, murder, adultery, miscegenation and sexual perversion, are used as a prism through which to identify concerns about modern feminity."--Page [4] of cover
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-238) and index
Additional Edition:
0719082633
Additional Edition:
0719082641
Additional Edition:
1847798969
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Bland, Lucy, author Modern women on trial
Language:
English
Keywords:
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