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First published in 1979. This book examines the distressed gentlewoman stereotype, primarily through a study of the experience of emigration among single middle-class women between 1830 and 1914. Based largely on a study of government and philanthropic emigration projects, it argues that the image of the downtrodden resident governess does inadequate justice to Victorian middle-class womens responses to the experience of economic and social decline and to insufficient female employment opportunities. This title will be of interest to students of history.

Author

Hammerton, A. James

Publisher

London: Croom Helm ; Totowa, N.J.: Rowman and Littlefield

Published

1979

Language

EN

ISBN

9780847661220

Subjects

Sociology, History, Gender Studies

Rating

4 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14