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From Eve to Dawn, a History of Women in the World, Volume III by Marilyn French

From Eve to Dawn, a History of Women in the World, Volume III

Infernos and Paradises, the Triumph of Capitalism in the 19th Century

Marilyn French, Margaret Atwood

The Feminist Press at CUNY · Print & ebook · September 11, 2008

From the New York Times–bestselling author: “A rare find: a page-turning, can’t-put-it-down history text.” —Library Journal Writing about what she calls the “most cheering period in female history,” Marilyn French recounts how nineteenth-century women living under imperialism, industrialization, and capitalism nonetheless organized for their own education, a more equitable wage, and the vote.

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Marilyn French examines how nineteenth-century women organized amid imperialism, industrialization, and capitalism.
Genres
Women's History, Feminist Theory & Criticism, 19th-Century History
Published
The Feminist Press at CUNY, September 11, 2008

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From the New York Times–bestselling author: “A rare find: a page-turning, can’t-put-it-down history text.” —Library Journal Writing about what she calls the “most cheering period in female history,” Marilyn French recounts how nineteenth-century women living under imperialism, industrialization, and capitalism nonetheless organized for their own education, a more equitable wage, and the vote.

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Focusing on the United States, Great Britain, and countries in Africa, French argues that capitalism’s success depended on the exploitation and enslavement of huge numbers, including women, but the act of working outside the home alongside other women, rather than in isolation, provided women with the possibility of organizing for emancipation.

Women’s Organizing

Marilyn French examines how nineteenth-century women organized amid imperialism, industrialization, and capitalism.

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  • Women organizing for education, fairer wages, and the vote
  • A focus on the United States, Great Britain, and Africa

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  • Women’s work outside the home and its role in collective organizing
  • An argument about capitalism, exploitation, and emancipation

Where it sits

Women's History89%
19th-Century History65%
Feminist Theory & Criticism34%

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Publisher categories

  • 19th-Century History
  • Women's History
  • Women's Studies
Authors
Marilyn French, Margaret Atwood
Publisher
The Feminist Press at CUNY
Published
September 11, 2008
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
19th-Century History