Includes papers from the conference 'The Power of the Petticoat: Women in British Politics, 1780-1860', held at the University of Warwick in May 1998.
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Introduction : the petticoat in politics : women and authority / Kathryn Gleadle and Sarah Richardson -- Women, electoral privilege and practice in the eighteenth century / Elaine Chalus -- Patriotism and providence : the politics of Hannah More / Anne Stott -- 'Well-neighboured houses' : the political networks of elite women, 1780-1860 / Sarah Richardson -- From supporting missions to petitioning Parliament : British women and the evangelical campaign against sati in India, 1813-30 / Clare Midgley -- Women writers and the campaign for Jewish civil rights in early Victorian England / Nadia Valman -- Domestic economy and political agitation : women and the anti-corn law league, 1839-46 / Simon Morgan -- 'Our several spheres' : middle-class women and the feminisms of early Victorian radical politics / Kathryn Gleadle -- 'Jenny rules the roost' : women and electoral politics, 1832-68 / Matthew Cragoe.
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This compilation of writings focuses attention on neglected aspects of women's political activity during the 18th and 19th centuries, addressing religion, European nationalism, lifestyle and social protests against widow burning in India.",,,,,,"This compilation of writings focuses attention on neglected aspects of women's political activity during the 18th and 19th centuries, addressing religion, European nationalism, lifestyle and social protests against widow burning in India.